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peacock

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
peacock/ˈpiːkɒk/

▶noun a male peafowl, having very long tail feathers with eye-like markings that can be erected and fanned out in display.

– origin ME: from OE pēa (from L. pavo) ‘peacock’ + cock1.

'peacock' also found in these Oxford entries:

pavonine - peacock blue - peacock butterfly - peafowl

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