trogon

See also: Trogon and trogón

English

illustration of a male elegant trogon, Trogon elegans

Etymology

Present active participle of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “chew, gnaw”).

Noun

trogon (plural trogons)

A bird of a species in the family Trogonidae, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.

Translations

species of bird

Dutch: trogon
Finnish: trogoni
French: trogon (fr) m
German: Trogone f, Nageschnäbler
Indonesian: luntur (id)

Italian: trogone (it) m
Navajo: tsídii íígházhígíí
Portuguese: surucuá
Russian: трого́н m (trogón)
Spanish: trogón m

References

trogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trogonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Gorton, gorton

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.