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peacock::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inachis io, peacock butterfly |
| Type of | nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid |
peacock::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | peafowl, bird of juno |
Examples of peacock
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It's everyone's dream, these peacock bass expeditions to the Amazon River Basin.
From the denverpost.com
Thanks to all of you who illustrated our story about Kevin, the escaped peacock.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Men want to have the biggest fan of peacock feathers to attract the best peahen.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Bottlebrush and palm trees shade the monastery, and a peacock roams the grounds.
From the nytimes.com
In the case of the peacock, the tail works precisely because it cannot be faked.
From the economist.com
The peacock spreads his tail and struts, hoping to woo the peahen to let him in.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
During the episode Jack Donaghy inherits Argus, Don Geiss's beloved pet peacock.
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A peacock walks among the graves at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.
From the washingtonpost.com
Like Fowler, he wears peacock colors, not a bad idea here when the fog gathers.
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- European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
- Male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
- The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not dealt with here. Peafowl are best known for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. ...
- Peacock is a 2005 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's first film as director after a lengthy career as a cinematographer for some of China's top directors. ...
- Peacock is a 2010 direct-to-video psychological thriller directed by Michael Lander, written by Lander and Ryan Roy, and starring Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page.
- Mayura (a Sanskrit word for peacock) is one of the sacred birds of the Hindu mythology. It is referred to in a number of Hindu scriptures. It is also a contemporary Hindu name used in many parts of India.
- Teenage Dream is the third studio album and second mainstream album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released in the United States on August 24, 2010.
- Alpha Pavonis (u03B1 Pav) is a star in the southern constellation Pavo, near the shared border with the Telescopium constellation. It is also known by the name Peacock, which was assigned by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the late 1930s during the creation of the Air Almanac, a navigational almanac for the Royal Air Force...
- *Variant Peacocke; see also Pocock
