Definition of Resplendent trogon

1. Noun. Very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala.

Exact synonyms: Pharomacrus Mocino, Resplendent Quetzel
Generic synonyms: Quetzal, Quetzal Bird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resplendent Trogon

respite care
respited
respiteless
respites
respiting
respits
resplend
resplendant
resplended
resplendence
resplendences
resplendencies
resplendency
resplendent
resplendent quetzel
resplendent trogon (current term)
resplendently
resplendid
resplending
resplendishant
resplendishing
resplends
resplice
respliced
resplices
resplicing
resplit
resplits
resplitting
respoke

Literary usage of Resplendent trogon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1886)
"The resplendent trogon of Mexico, Fig. 128, is the most gorgeous of all Fig. 128.—resplendent trogon. of them, its whole upper surface being of the richest ..."

2. Natural History for the Use of Schools and Families by Worthington Hooker (1867)
"The resplendent trogon of Mexico, Fig. 128, is the most gorgeous of all Fig. 128.—resplendent trogon. of them, its whole upper surface being of the richest ..."

3. Potter's American Monthly (1880)
"The trogon, sometimes called the resplendent trogon when long-tailed, ... The beautiful or resplendent trogon is South American, and wins its name as well ..."

4. Guide to the Systematic Use of the North American Bird and Nature Study: A by Harold Brough Shinn, Gerard Alan Abbott (1912)
"The resplendent trogon is a most gorgeous bird of mountainous forests in Central America and northern South America. It is especially noted for its ..."

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