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Definition: Peacock fish
Peacock
\Pea"cock`\ (p[=e]"k[o^]k`), n. [OE. pecok. Pea- in this
word is from AS. pe['a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob.
of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw`s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us,
t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See
Cock the bird.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of any pheasant of the genus
Pavo,
of which at least two species are known, native of
Southern Asia and the East Indies.
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Note: The upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of
erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by
concentric bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden
colors. The common domesticated species is
Pavo cristatus
. The Javan peacock (
Pavo muticus) is more
brilliantly colored than the common species.
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2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a
peafowl.
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Peacock butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a handsome European butterfly
(
Hamadryas Io) having ocelli like those of peacock.
Peacock fish (Zo["o]l.), the European blue-striped wrasse
(
Labrus variegatus); -- so called on account of its
brilliant colors. Called also
cook wrasse and
cook.
Peacock pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
handsome Asiatic pheasants of the genus
Polyplectron.
They resemble the peacock in color.
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