peacock

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pea·cock [peacock peacocks] BrE [ˈpiːkɒk] NAmE [ˈpiːkɑːk] noun
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

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) ‘peacock’ + ↑cock.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  peacock butterfly, Inachis io