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)

1. 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 (fi)
• French: trogon (fr) m
• German: Trogone f, Nageschnäbler
• Indonesian: luntur (id)
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• 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, Groton, gorton