PEACOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peacock mean? 

• PEACOCK (noun)
  The noun PEACOCK has 2 senses:

1. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
2. male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

  Familiarity information: PEACOCK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEACOCK (noun)

Meaning:

European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Inachis io; peacock; peacock butterfly

Hypernyms ("peacock" is a kind of...):

brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)

Holonyms ("peacock" is a member of...):

genus Inachis; Inachis (a genus of Nymphalidae)

Meaning:

Male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("peacock" is a kind of...):

bird of Juno; peafowl (very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird)