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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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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