Picturesque fellow with tuques, red sashes, and fur coats.
F. Remington.
TUR
Tur, n. Etym: [Pol.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The urus.
TURACIN
Tu"ra*cin, n. (Physiol.) (Chem.)
Defn: A red or crimson pigment obtained from certain feathers of several species of turacou; whence the name. It contains nearly six per cent of copper.
TURACOU
Tu*ra"cou, n. Etym: [Cf. F. touraco.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers. [Written also touraco, and touracou.]
TURACOVERDIN
Tu*ra`co*ver"din, n. Etym: [See Turacou, and Verdant.] (Physiol.)
(Chem.)
Defn: A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See
Turacin.
TURANIAN Tu*ra"ni*an, a. Etym: [From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind.]