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The peacock got its name from Old English. It comes from the Latin word pavo which literally means peacock. A male is a peacock while a female is a peahen. But the term peacock is used today to describe either one.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoPeacock has two linguistic components.
The "Pea" is a corruption of the Latin "pavo" which refers to "fowl"
The "Cock" is a reference to male-form of the peacock.
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∙ 14y agoA peacock is really a male peafowl, the female is called a peahen, so together they are called peafowl.
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∙ 11y agoPeafowl (the males are peacocks, the females are peahens, and the babies are peachicks) are in the genus Pavo. "Pea" is a corruption of that word.
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∙ 11y agoI dont know! search it up!!
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∙ 13y agoJohn H. Peacock
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∙ 12y agoBecause it's a peacock, and it's blue.
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Why are peacoks called peafowls?
A peacock is a male peafowl. Peafowl refers to both the male (peacock) and female (peahen).
What is the opposite gender to peocock?
A peacock is a male peafowl. The female peafowl is called a peahen.
What is a masculine for peahen?
PeacockPeacock
What is female peacock called?
A Female Peafowl Is referred to as a PEAHEN
What is pea fowl?
A peafowl is simply the species name for a peacock. A peacock is actually a male peafowl. A hen (female) peafowl is called a peahen. Learn more about them in the link below.
What is a male peafowl called?
Peahens, collectively they are called peafowl.The species is called Peafowl. The male is the Peacock, the female is the Peahen, and the chick is the peachick.Peafowl is the correct usage describing the birds in generalPeacock is the term for the malePeahen is the term for the femalePea chicks are the babies before identifying the genderA group is called a bevy
What is a male peecock called?
A cock and a hen The male is referred to as a peacock and the female as a peahen, so really when you say peacock you are only talking about the males of the species. Together they are called peafowl and their offspring are called peachicks.
What is a baby peacocks names?
They are called Peacock or Peafowl chicks
What is the name of peacock youngone?
A young peafowl is called a Peachick.
What is the masculine of peafowl?
The masculine of peafowl is peacock.
Why do people call them peacocks if their real name is peafowl?
A peacock is a male peafowl and a female is called a peahen and there babies are called peachicks
What are three close relatives of the peacock?
A peacock is a male peafowl. There are two different species in the genus Pavo: Indian Peafowl & Green Peafowl. There is also a different peafowl called the Congo peafowl which is in a separate genus Afropavo. If you want to know the relatives of peafowl, look it up in a book or on the internet and not just by asking a question.
