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peacock

/ˈpikɑk/ sustantivo C1

En español: pavo real, pavorreal, pavo ruan, pavón

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

Plural peacocks

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I am sleepy, Bagheera, and Shere Khan is all long tail and loud talk--like Mao, the Peacock.”
The Jungle Book, p. 15 · B2
He dances like Mao the Peacock.
The Jungle Book, p. 58 · B2
You’ll just pamper Anne’s vanity, Matthew, and she’s as vain as a peacock now.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 194 · C1
## The Peacock and the Crane
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 56 · B2

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