Meaning

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

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

originEtymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs)bor.? Latin pāvōbor. Proto-Germanic *pāwô Proto-West Germanic *pāwō Old English pāwa Middle English pe Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok Middle English pecok English peacock From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock, peafowl”),…

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