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单词 cock-of-the-rock
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cock-of-the-rock


cock-of-the-rock

(kŏk′əv-thə-rŏk′)n. pl. cocks-of-the-rock Either of two South American birds (Rupicola rupicola or R. peruvianus) having a distinctive crest and bright-orange or reddish plumage in the male.
[From its habit of nesting on rocks.]

cock-of-the-rock

n (Animals) either of two tropical South American birds, Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana, having an erectile crest and (in the male) a brilliant red or orange plumage: family Cotingidae (cotingas)

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n., pl. cocks-of-the-rock. either of two brilliant orange-red crested birds of South America, a Guianan species Rupicola rupicola and an Andean species R. peruviana, allied with or members of the cotinga family. [1815–25]

cock-of-the-rock


cock-of-the-rock:

see cotingacotinga
, any of the New World tropical birds of the family Cotingidae. Cotingas range from N Argentina to the southern border of the United States; most are forest species and inhabit the highest treetops.
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