Thesaurus: tragopan
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 …
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- 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.
- n. brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
- 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.
- Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genusCeriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, theback and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, andthe head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. Thecrimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one ofthe best-known species.
- n. brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head