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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cock of the rocks;
[syn: Rupicola, genus Rupicola]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rupicola \Ru*pic"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.) A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. [1913 Webster] Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Rupicola n 1: cock of the rocks [syn: Rupicola, genus Rupicola]