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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. n. brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head