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cock of the rock

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n.1.a bird of the Andes (Rupicola peruviana) similar to Rupicola rupicola.
2.tropical bird of Northern South America (Rupicola rupicola), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest.
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Noun1.cock of the rock - bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
Rupicola peruviana
cotinga, chatterer - passerine bird of New World tropics
2.cock of the rockcock of the rock - tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
Rupicola rupicola
cotinga, chatterer - passerine bird of New World tropics
genus Rupicola, Rupicola - cock of the rocks


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The gaudy design stems from the Victorian era, when explorers brought back to England the feathers of wild things like the bird of paradise and cock of the rock to adorn the hooks of dukes, earls and other nobles who targeted salmon.
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