PAVONINE


Meaning of PAVONINE in English

/pav"euh nuyn', -nin/ , adj.

1. of or like a peacock.

2. resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring.

[ 1650-60; pavoninus, deriv. of pavo (s. pavon- ) PEACOCK; see -INE 1 ]

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