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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

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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.