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What is the difference between peafowl and peacock?

peafowl | peacock |

Peafowl is a synonym of peacock.


As nouns the difference between peafowl and peacock

is that peafowl is (rare) a pheasant of the genus pavo'' or ''afropavo , notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock the cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan" while peacock is a male or female pheasant of the two genera: pavo'' or ''afropavo , whose males have extravagant tails.

peafowl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A pheasant of the genus Pavo'' or ''Afropavo , notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock. The cry is "meow" (like cats), "kee-o" or "iyaan".

    • Synonyms

    * peacock (much more common)

    Related terms

    * peacock - male or female peacock * peahen - female peacock * peachick - baby peacock

    See also

    * muster * pavonine

    peacock

    English

    (wikipedia peacock)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo'' or ''Afropavo , whose males have extravagant tails.
  • A vainglorious person

    • Synonyms

    * peafowl rare

    Hyponyms

    * peachick * peahen

    Derived terms

    * peacock butterfly * peacock fish * peacocking * peacock pheasant * proud as a peacock

    See also

    * pajock