peacock

1. 1. 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.
   2. A peafowl, either male or female.
2. A vain person; a dandy.

[Middle English pocock, pecok : po, peacock (from Old English pawa, pēa, peafowl , from Latin pāvō, peacock) + Middle English cok; see cock¹.]

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verb

To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display: flounce, prance, strut, swagger, swank, swash. Informal sashay. See move/halt, self-love/modesty.

In medieval symbolism, peacocks represented vanity and pride. Nowadays, some think they bring bad luck; more commonly, it is only their tail-feathers that are feared, and should not be worn, used in fans, or brought indoors as decorations. This belief is first noted around the mid-19th century, and has been widespread since; it is generally explained by the green eye-like markings, emblem of jealousy and the evil eye. The bird's screech is also said to foretell rain.

A beautiful bird of exquisite color and grace that seems to strut with pride and even with arrogance, the peacock may indicate that the dreamer is as "proud as a peacock" about some accomplishment and would like to "show off."

The common name peacock butterfly may refer to:

Brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae)

• Any species of the genus Anartia from the tropical and subtropical Americas
• The European Peacock (Inachis io)
• The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) from South Asia

Swallowtail butterflies (family Papilionidae)

• Several South Asian species of the genus Papilio

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - påfugl
v. intr. - spankulere

idioms:

• peacock blue    påfugleblå

Nederlands (Dutch)
pauw, aansteller, zich aanstellen

Français (French)
n. - paon
v. intr. - parader, (Austral) s'approprier les meilleures parts de terrain (arg, arch)

idioms:

• peacock blue    bleu canard

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pfau, Pfauhahn
v. - sich etwas einbilden, sich aufblähen

idioms:

• peacock blue    pfauenblau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παγόνι

idioms:

• peacock blue    πρασινογάλαζος

Italiano (Italian)
pavone

idioms:

• peacock blue    blu pavone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pavão (m)

idioms:

• peacock blue    azul-pavão

Русский (Russian)
павлин

idioms:

• peacock blue    синий с отливом

Español (Spanish)
n. - pavo real
v. intr. - pavonearse

idioms:

• peacock blue    azul-verdoso brillante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - påfågel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
孔雀, 好炫耀的人, 炫耀, 神气活现地走

idioms:

• peacock blue    孔雀蓝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 孔雀, 好炫耀的人
v. intr. - 炫耀, 神氣活現地走

idioms:

• peacock blue    孔雀藍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공작, 공작자리(성좌), 허영에 들떠 우쭐대는 사람
v. intr. - 자랑하다, 과시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クジャク, 見えっ張り

idioms:

• peacock blue    ピーコックブルー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طاووس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טווס‬
v. intr. - ‮התהדר כטווס‬

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