Tragopan

[trægәpæn]

Definition

(noun.) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head.

Typed by Duane--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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 (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.

Inputed by Cleo

Definition

n. a genus of birds in the pheasant family represented by five species in India and China of most brilliant plumage.

Checker: Vernon