Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Indus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology, the typical genus of Pavoninæ, having the upper tail-coverts in the male developed into a magnificent train capable of being erected and spread into a disk, the tarsi spurred, and the head crested; the peacocks.
- noun A southern constellation, the Peacock, situated south of Sagittarius.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Zoöl.) A genus of birds, including the peacocks.
- proper noun (Astron.) The Peacock, a constellation of the southern hemisphere.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Phasianinae — thepeafowl (peacocks ). - proper noun astronomy A
constellation of thesouthern sky, said to resemble apeacock . It lies between the constellationsTelescopium andOctans .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara
- noun peafowl
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On the top petal (if it is a petal), and also on the lip of each of these rounded flowers was a blotch or spot of which the general effect was similar to the iridescent eye on the tail feathers of a peacock, whence, I suppose, the flower was named "Pavo," or Peacock.
Allan and the Holy Flower Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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But, look here, we must have that 'Pavo' whatever it costs.
Allan and the Holy Flower Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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I fui'pe (fl, however, that the turkey was never termed Pavo de las Indias, becaufe we (hall find that in moft of the European tonffues it is ftiled Cock of India and not of the Indies.
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"don't you make a fool of yourself and let that 'Pavo' slip through your fingers."
Allan and the Holy Flower Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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Hey Guys, this is Pavo from Italy .... the article is right, but not correct.
Italian Health Ministry Considers 3D Glasses a Health Risk | /Film 2010
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A wide selection of Mexican Christmas cookie and candy recipes can be found in Mexican holiday sweets: Cookies, candy and more and regional holiday turkey recipes in Pavo, guajolote, totole: The bird is the word.
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Chihuahua-style roast turkey: Pavo al horno estilo Chihuahua
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Chihuahua-style roast turkey: Pavo al horno estilo Chihuahua
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A wide selection of Mexican Christmas cookie and candy recipes can be found in Mexican holiday sweets: Cookies, candy and more and regional holiday turkey recipes in Pavo, guajolote, totole: The bird is the word.
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Chihuahua-style roast turkey: Pavo al horno estilo Chihuahua
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