Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tragopan

/ˈtɹaɡəpan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tragopan
IPA
/ˈtɹaɡəpan/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.

Etymology

From Latin tragopān (“bird found in Ethiopia”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + Πάν (Pán, “Pan”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɹaɡəpan/

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Blyth's tragopan Cabot's tragopan satyr tragopan Temminck's tragopan western tragopan

Synonyms

horned pheasant

Questions

How do you pronounce tragopan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɡəpan/.
What does tragopan mean?
Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.
Where does tragopan come from?
From Latin tragopān (“bird found in Ethiopia”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + Πάν (Pán, “Pan”).

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