peacock

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

peacocks

1.
(countable, usually)A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
2.
(countable, usually)A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
3.
(uncountable, usually)The meat of this bird.
4.
(countable, usually)A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
Đồng nghĩa: turkeycock
5.
(countable, usually)(entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

peacocks

V_ing/Gerund

peacocking

V_ed/pp

peacocked

1.
(intransitive)To strut about proudly or haughtily.
2.
(intransitive)To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.

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Đồng nghĩa

turkeycockpeafowlpeafowl ornithology

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (peacock, peafowl), ultimately from Latin pāvō; equivalent to pea + cock. Compare páfugl, and peahen, peachick, etc.