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trogon

tro·gon

UK/ˈtɹəʊɡɒn/ uncommon

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1.

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

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Borrowed from translingual Trogon, from the present active participle of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “to chew, to gnaw”).

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