Meaning & use
peacock
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A large male pheasant with an iridescent blue-green neck and a spectacular fan of eye-patterned tail feathers.
See it in a sentence
The peacock spread its tail feathers into a shimmering display to attract a mate.
Visitors to the estate often stopped to photograph the peacocks strutting across the lawn.
A note on using this word
Strictly, 'peacock' refers to the male bird; the female is a peahen, and the species as a whole is called a peafowl. As a verb, 'to peacock' means to show off ostentatiously.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To display oneself or behave in a showy, ostentatious way.
He loves to peacock around the office in expensive suits.
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