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- peaˈcock-fish nounA variegated Mediterranean wrasse• • •Main Entry: ↑peacock
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Peacock fish — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peacock — Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peacock butterfly — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peacock pheasant — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peacock Sound — is an ice filled sound, convert|216|km|mi|0 long and convert|64|km|mi|0|abbr=on wide, separating Thurston Island from the Eights Coast of Ellsworth Land in Antarctica. The sound is occupied by the western part of the Abbot Ice Shelf, and is… … Wikipedia
Peacock bass — Taxobox name = Butterfly peacock bass regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Cichlidae genus = Cichla species = C. ocellaris binomial = Cichla ocellaris Peacock bass is the common name in English … Wikipedia
Peacock gudgeon — Taxobox name = Peacock gudgeon status = LC | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Eleotridae genus = Tateurndina species = T. ocellicauda binomial = Tateurndina… … Wikipedia
peacock — Synonyms and related words: Dalmatian, antigorite, attitudinize, avifauna, baby bird, billy, billy goat, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, boar, bubbly jock,… … Moby Thesaurus
List of reef fish of the Red Sea — These Red Sea fish are listed as Reef associated by Fishbase: *Acanthuridae ** Acanthurus gahhm , Black surgeonfish ** Acanthurus mata , Elongate surgeonfish ** Acanthurus nigricans , Whitecheek surgeonfish ** Acanthurus nigrofuscus , Brown… … Wikipedia
List of marine aquarium fish species — The following list of marine aquarium fish species commonly available in the aquarium trade is not a completely comprehensive list; certain rare specimens may sometimes be available commercially yet not be listed here. A brief section on each,… … Wikipedia
