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- translingual · borrowed fromTrogon
- English todaytrogon
Borrowed from translingual Trogon, from the present active participle of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “to chew, to gnaw”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
trogon
Today it means: A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees. Full definition →
translingual Trogon