trogon

tro·gon (tr

)

Any of various colorful tropical or subtropical birds of the family Trogonidae, which includes the quetzal.

[Greek trgn, present participle of trgein, to gnaw; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

trogon [ˈtrəʊgɒn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bird of the order Trogoniformes of tropical and subtropical regions of America, Africa, and Asia. They have a brilliant plumage, short hooked bill, and long tail See also quetzal

[from New Latin, from Greek trōgōn, from trōgein to gnaw]

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Noun

trogon - forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails

bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

family Trogonidae, Trogonidae - coextensive with the order Trogoniformes

quetzal bird, quetzal - large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage

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Bird
family Trogonidae
genus Pharomacrus
genus Trogon
Pharomacrus
Pharomacrus mocino
Quesal
quetzal
quetzal bird
resplendent quetzel
resplendent trogon
Tocororo
Trogonidae

Hamid Karzai was the trogon horse of the Unites States and he would not have worked long if had he been brought in the beginning, he told BBC during an interview here on Wednesday after remaining silent for 19 years since his retirement.

US created Taliban to occupy Asian region by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)

Hamid Karzai was the trogon horse of the Unites States and he would not have worked long if had he been brought in the beginning", he told BBC during an interview here on Wednesday after remaining silent for 19 years since his retirement.

Former IB chief says US created Taliban to occupy Asian region by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)

The Cuban national flower is the butterfly jasmine, Trogon is its national bird, and the royal palm is its national tree.

Cuba An Overview by Robert Masud, Esq. / Travel, recreation and leisure community

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