peacock
A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
Other meanings
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
The meat of this bird.
Related words
- meacock
- peacock fly
- peacock pansy
- peacockism
- peacocklike
- peacockwise
- peacocky
- giant peacock moth
- East Atlantic peacock wrasse
- Lower Peacock
- peacock butterfly
- Peacock Creek
Word history
From Latin "pāvō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “peacock” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.