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Brightly-colored tropical bird
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trogon
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Trogon is a genus of near passerine birds in the trogon family. Its members occur in forests and woodlands of the Americas , ranging from southeastern Arizona to northern Argentina . They have large eyes, stout hooked bills, short wings, and long, squared-off, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trogon \Tro"gon\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of beautiful tropical birds belonging to the family Trogonid[ae] . They are noted for the brilliant colors and the resplendent luster of their plumage. Note: Some of the species have a train ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bird of a species in the family Trogonidae, most of which live in Central America and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.
Usage examples of trogon.
With the two trogon close by, the grouping would offer a confusing image to any scanning equipment.
You want the trogon close so you can use them as telepathic watchdogs.
The gray steel doors of the lift cabin hiding the trogon were open behind her.
At the last moment, he let go of her reins and both trogon basculed beautifully over the rock wall and into open air, soaring high over the deep canyon below.
The word in the accent the trogon used reminded her of the chanting prayers her mother taught her.
As he led the way, the narrow mouth, barely tall enough for trogon and their riders, spread wide to high ceilings inside.
He spoke of the time when he was young and the red-chested trogons always crossed the river in the proper direction and one day he became quite ill and fell into a powerful trance and flew himself faster, higher than any bird up over the roof of the trees to a cave atop Mount Liangpran where he battled from dusk to dawn with the ferocious soul of an Iban village.
Lieutenant Trogon and Central between 'em are planning to put the hostiles in touch with some 20-cm bolts before they get anywhere close to the rest of us.
In the early morning and again in the cool of the evening, the bush came alive with the jewelled flash of feathers, the scarlet breast of the impossibly beautiful Narina Trogon, named long ago for a Hottentot beauty by one of the old travellers, the metallic flash of a suribird as it hovered over the pearly fragrant flowers of a buffalo creeper, the little speckled woodpeckers tapping furiously with heads capped in cardinal red, and, in the reeds by the river, the ebony sheen of the long floating tail feathers of the Sakabula bird.