Peacock
English Meaning
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.
- A male peafowl, distinguished by its crested head, brilliant blue or green plumage, and long modified back feathers that are marked with iridescent eyelike spots and that can be spread in a fanlike form.
- A peafowl, either male or female.
- A vain person; a dandy.
- To strut about like a peacock; exhibit oneself vainly.