- Indian Peacock
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a) Pavo cristatus, a species of peacock native to the Indian subcontinent.b) A member of the aforementioned species
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indian peacock — noun or indian peafowl Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 1 : the common domesticated peafowl (Pavo cristatus) which is native to India and Siam and in which the wings of the male are largely barred in black and buff compare … Useful english dictionary
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Peacock — /pee kok /, n. Thomas Love, 1785 1866, English poet and novelist. * * * Any of three species (family Phasianidae) of resplendent birds of open lowland forests. Blue, or Indian (Pavo cristatus), and green, or Javanese (P. muticus), peacock males… … Universalium
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