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peacock 音标拼音: [p'ik ,ɑk] n. 孔雀,好炫耀的人
vi. 炫耀 孔雀,好炫耀的人炫耀 peacock n 1: European butterfly having reddish- brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [ synonym: { peacock}, { peacock butterfly}, { Inachis io}] 2: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spotsPeacock \ 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. ( Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl. [ 1913 Webster] { Peacock butterfly} ( Zool.), a handsome European butterfly ({ Hamadryas Io}) having ocelli like those of peacock. { Peacock fish} ( Zool.), the European blue- striped wrasse ({ Labrus variegatus}); -- so called on account of its brilliant colors. Called also { cook wrasse} and { cook}. { Peacock pheasant} ( Zool.), any one of several species of handsome Asiatic pheasants of the genus { Polyplectron}. They resemble the peacock in color. [ 1913 Webster] 139 Moby Thesaurus words for " peacock": Dalmatian, antigorite, attitudinize, avifauna, baby bird, billy, billy goat, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, boar, bubbly- jock, buck, bull, bullock, butterfly, cage bird, candy cane, chameleon, chanticleer, cheetah, chick, chrysotile, cock, cockerel, confetti, crazy quilt, cygnet, diving bird, dog, dove, drake, eagle, eaglet, entire, entire horse, firedog, fish- eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl, fruit- eating bird, fulmar, game bird, gander, gobbler, harlequin, hart, he- goat, insect- eating bird, iris, jaguar, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky, marble, marbled paper, migrant, migratory bird, miles gloriosus, moire, mother- of- pearl, nacre, nestling, ocelot, opal, ophite, oscine bird, owl, passerine bird, patchwork quilt, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pigeon, pontificate, pose, pose for effect, posture, prance, rainbow, ram, ratite, rooster, sea bird, seed- eating bird, serpentine, serpentine marble, shore bird, shot silk, songbird, spectrum, squab, stag, stalk, stallion, steer, storm petrel, stormy petrel, stot, strike a pose, strike an attitude, strut, strutter, stud, studhorse, swagger, swaggerer, swan, swank, swanker, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swasher, swell, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, tortoise shell, tup, turkey gobbler, turkey- cock, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl, wether, wildfowl, zebra
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