Peacock1. (n.) The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo, of which at least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East Indies.
2. (n.) In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl.
Thesaurus Entries
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, buck, bull, bullock, butterfly, cage bird, candy cane, chameleon, chanticleer, cheetah, chick, chrysotile, cock, cockerel, confetti, crazy quilt, cygnet, diving bird, dog, dove, drake, eagle, eaglet, entire, entire horse, firedog, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl, fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, gander, gobbler, harlequin, hart, he-goat, insect-eating bird, iris, jaguar, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky, marble, marbled paper, migrant, migratory bird, miles gloriosus, moire, mother-of-pearl, nacre, nestling, ocelot, opal, ophite, oscine bird, owl, passerine bird, patchwork quilt, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pigeon, pontificate, pose, pose for effect, posture, prance, rainbow, ram, ratite, rooster, sea bird, seed-eating bird, serpentine, serpentine marble, shore bird, shot silk, songbird, spectrum, squab, stag, stalk, stallion, steer, storm petrel, stormy petrel, stot, strike a pose, strike an attitude, strut, strutter, stud, studhorse, swagger, swaggerer, swan, swank, swanker, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swasher, swell, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, tortoise shell, tup, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, wading bird, warbler, water bird, waterfowl, wether, wildfowl, zebra