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peacock
noun
peacock blue
adjective
Thomas Love Peacock
peahen
noun
peafowl
noun
Walter de la Mare
Definition of
peacock noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
peacock
noun
ˈpiːkɒk
ˈpiːkɑːk
a large male bird with long blue and green tail feathers that it can spread out like a fan
as proud as a peacock
see also
peahen