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    COCK OF THE ROCK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crestplay

    Synonyms:

    cock of the rock; Rupicola rupicola

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicolaplay

    Synonyms:

    cock of the rock; Rupicola peruviana

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("cock of the rock" is a kind of...):

    chatterer; cotinga (passerine bird of New World tropics)

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