cock-of-the-rock (k k  v- -rk )n. pl. cocks-of-the-rock Either of two South American birds (Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana) having a distinctive crest and bright-orange or reddish plumage in the male. [From its habit of nesting on rocks.] |
cock-of-the-rock
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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