| NOUN | animal | peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
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| animal | peacock | male peafowl |
| Sounds | piy'kaa.k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot. | |
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| Synonyms | peacock butterfly, Inachis io | |
| Member of | Inachis, genus Inachis | A genus of Nymphalidae |
| Broader | nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly | Medium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
| Catalan | paó | |
| Meaning | male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots. | |
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| Broader | peafowl, bird of Juno | Very large terrestrial / terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| Spanish | pavón, pavo real | |
| Catalan | paó | |
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