- congo peacock
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized C: afropavo 2
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a rare peacock discovered in the forests of central Africa in 1937. The male is black with a white tuft of plumes; the female is brown and green.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
congo peacock
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