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Named after the chir pine under which it is found to be nesting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A species of pheasant, Catreus wallichii, of the western Himalayas. Full definition →
Named after the chir pine under which it is found to be nesting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.