pharomacrus

[ Gr.pharos =a mantle, and Ornith.: A genus of Trogon ide. Pharomacrus mocinno is the Long-tailed Trogon or Quesal (q.v.). phär-os, s. [Gr. (See def. 1); Lat. pharus; Fr. phare; Ital. & Sp. faro.] 1. A small island in the bay of Alexandria, upon which was erected a celebrated tower called the Tower of Pharos, on the top of which fires were kept to direct sailors in the bay. 2. A lighthouse, a beacon. "The roar that breaks the Pharos from its base." Tennyson: Prince , vi. 319.