tragopan

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: trag=o=pan

CIDE DICTIONARY

tragopan, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird, Gr. .].

 Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (Ceriornis satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tragopan, n. any Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan, with erect fleshy horns on its head.

Etymology

L f. Gk f. tragos goat + Pan the god Pan