COCK OF THE ROCK


Meaning of COCK OF THE ROCK in English

Etymology: so called from the location of its nest

: a bird ( Rupicola rupicola ) of the family Cotingidae of northern So. America the male being chiefly orange in color with a high disklike crest ; sometimes : a related bird ( R. peruviana ) of the Andean forests

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