单词 | peacock |
释义 | peacock n.   1. a male peafowl, having brilliant plumage and a tail (with eyelike markings) that can be expanded erect in display like a fan.   2. this type of ostentatious display. Phrases and idioms peacock blue the lustrous greenish blue of a peacock's neck. peacock butterfly a butterfly, Inachis io, with eyelike markings on its wings. Etymology: ME pecock f. OE pea f. L pavo + COCK(1) |
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