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# peacock

noun (a peacock, peacocks)

«peacock» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract females. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#m1)
2. Strictly, the peacock is the male; the female is a peahen, and both are peafowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#m2)
3. A person who is vain and shows off how they look can be called a peacock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#m3)
4. A peacock butterfly is a butterfly with eye spots on its wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons the peacock is a famous example of how males show off colourful features to attract a mate, while the plain brown peahen is camouflaged on her nest. Peacocks are the national bird of India. In stories «proud as a peacock» describes someone very pleased with themselves. Phrases: proud as a peacock, peacock feathers, peacock blue, strut like a peacock.

### Examples

- The peacock spread its tail in a huge shimmering fan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x1)
- A peacock's tail feathers have spots that look like eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x2)
- The peacock screeched loudly in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x3)
- The peahen is brown, but the peacock is blue and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x4)
- He strutted around in his new trainers like a peacock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x5)
- She was as proud as a peacock of her painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x6)
- We saw a peacock butterfly on the buddleia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x7)
- The peacock is the national bird of India. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x8)
- There stood beneath the tree two handsome peacocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a peacock, peacocks. Male = peacock, female = peahen, babies = peachicks, all of them = peafowl. Trap: people often call any peafowl a peacock. «Peacock blue» is a bright blue-green colour.

## In Jewish tradition

A bird brought on King Solomon's ships from far lands, a sign of his great wealth.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads Solomon's imported treasures as a sign of his wisdom and wealth, as God had promised.

### Examples

- For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (Writings 2CH.9.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peacock/#x1)
- For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram; once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (Prophets 1KI.10.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peacock/#x2)

### Note

Countable: a peacock, peacocks. Male = peacock, female = peahen, babies = peachicks, all of them = peafowl. Trap: people often call any peafowl a peacock. «Peacock blue» is a bright blue-green colour.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peacock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peacock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacock.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «peacock» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peacock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peacock» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/peacock.html) on Mova free.