tragopan

[ trag-uh-pan ]

noun

1. any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.

tragopan

/ ˈtræɡəˌpæn /

noun

1. any pheasant of the genus Tragopan , of S and SE Asia, having a brilliant plumage and brightly coloured fleshy processes on the head

Word History and Origins

Origin of tragopan¹

1615–25; < New Latin, special use of Latin tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird < Greek trágopān, equivalent to trágo ( s ) goat + Pā́n Pan

Word History and Origins

Origin of tragopan¹

C19: via Latin from Greek, from tragos goat + Pan

Example Sentences

The nine tragopans are members of the pheasant family which normally inhabit the foothills of the Himalayas.

From BBC

As I stood there, one hand on the tree trunk and still as a stone, a red tragopan crept out from the yellow-berried bramble at the edge of the steep.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the most interesting forms are the hornbills, the peacock, the Impey pheasant, the tragopan or horned pheasant, and other gallinaceous birds, the pheasant family being very characteristic of South-Eastern Asia.

From Project Gutenberg

These were “tragopans,” adorned with a sort of fleshy wattles hanging over their necks and with two little cylindrical horns behind their eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

They were tragopans, ornamented by a pendant skin which hangs over their throats, and by two small, round horns, planted behind the eyes.

From Project Gutenberg