PEACOCK


Meaning of PEACOCK in English

/ ˈpiːkɒk; NAmE -kɑːk/ noun

a large male bird with long blue and green tail feathers that it can spread out like a fan :

as proud as a peacock

—see also peahen

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo ) peacock + cock .

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