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COCK OF THE ROCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cock of the rock mean?
• COCK OF THE ROCK (noun)
The noun COCK OF THE ROCK has 2 senses:
1. bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
2. tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
Familiarity information: COCK OF THE ROCK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cock of the rock; Rupicola peruviana
Hypernyms ("cock of the rock" is a kind of...):
chatterer; cotinga (passerine bird of New World tropics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cock of the rock; Rupicola rupicola
Hypernyms ("cock of the rock" is a kind of...):
chatterer; cotinga (passerine bird of New World tropics)
Holonyms ("cock of the rock" is a member of...):
genus Rupicola; Rupicola (cock of the rocks)
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