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Meaning of RUPICOLA

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 Definition: [n]  cock of the rocks
 
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 Synonyms: genus Rupicola
 
 See Also: bird genus, cock of the rock, Cotingidae, family Cotingidae, Rupicola rupicola

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ru*pic"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a
rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds,
including the cock of the rock.
Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated
      fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the
      beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some
      delicate shade of yellow or orange.
 

 

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