单词 | rock-cock |
释义 | > as lemmasrock-cock rock-cock n. [compare German Felsenhahn (1777 or earlier)] now rare a cock-of-the-rock (genus Rupicola, family Cotingidae); cf. rock manakin n. ΚΠ 1810 A. von Sack Voy. Surinam Appendix. 263 The rock-cock is of the size of a pigeon... The bird is of a yellow colour; the head is ornamented with a comb of feathers of the same colour. 1860 M. Reid Odd People 141 Brilliant feathers of rock-cock and macaw are planted behind the ears and twisted in the hanging tresses. 1922 E. Pound tr. R. de Gourmont Nat. Philos. Love xviii. 131 The female of the rock-cock of Brazil is tawny and without beauty. < as lemmas |
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