Meaning of PEACOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'pee`kâk
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- [n] male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
- [n] European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
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| | Synonyms: | | Inachis io, peacock butterfly |
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| | See Also: | | bird of Juno, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, genus Inachis, Inachis, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, peafowl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pea"cock`\, 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. ?, ?, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]wu?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.
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 ({P. muticus}) is more
brilliantly colored than the common species.
2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a
peafowl.
{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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| | Definition: | | Seeing a peacock in your dream, represents spring, birth, and new growth. It is a good omen, signaling prestige, much success and contentment with your career. It may also be telling of your confidence and even arrogance over your success. |
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| | Definition: | | (Heb. tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21), which in this case was probably a district on the Malabar coast of India, or in Ceylon. The word so rendered in Job 39:13 literally means wild, tumultuous crying, and properly denotes the female ostrich (q.v.). |
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