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Webster 1913 Edition

Attagen

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At′ta-gas

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At′ta-gen

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Noun.
[L.
attagen
a kind of bird, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK].]
(Zool.)
A species of sand grouse (
Syrrghaptes Pallasii
) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Attagen

AT'TAGEN

,
Noun.
A beautiful fowl, resembling the pheasant, with a short black bill and a fine crest of yellow feathers, variegated with black and white spots, found in the mountains of Sicily.

Definition 2024

attagen

attagen

English

Alternative forms

  • attagas

Noun

attagen ‎(plural attagens)

  1. A sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτταγήν ‎(attagḗn).

Noun

attagēn m ‎(genitive attagēnis); third declension

  1. A type of ground bird, probably a partridge or francolin.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative attagēn attagēnēs
genitive attagēnis attagēnum
dative attagēnī attagēnibus
accusative attagēnem attagēnēs
ablative attagēne attagēnibus
vocative attagēn attagēnēs

References

Etymology

Latin attagen ‎(“a kind of bird”), from Ancient Greek ἀτταγήν ‎(attagḗn).

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