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COCK OF THE ROCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
Synonyms:
cock of the rock; Rupicola rupicola
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cock of the rock" is a kind of...):
chatterer; cotinga (passerine bird of New World tropics)
Holonyms ("cock of the rock" is a member of...):
genus Rupicola; Rupicola (cock of the rocks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
Synonyms:
cock of the rock; Rupicola peruviana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("cock of the rock" is a kind of...):
chatterer; cotinga (passerine bird of New World tropics)
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