pavonine

Aug. 29th, 2011 07:22 am
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pavonine (PAV-uh-nin) - adj., of, relating to, or resembling a peacock.


Especially in design or color or being iridescent like the tail feathers of a male peacock. Whether having a voice like a peacock would also count is not mentioned. Borrowed around 1650 from Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō, peacock.

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