pavonine

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more pavonine

Superlative

most pavonine

1.
Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
2.
Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
3.
Showy, like a peacock's tail; exhibiting vanity.

Danh từ

noun

1.
(uncountable)Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.
2.
(uncountable)Any bird from the family Pavonidae.

Nguồn gốc từ

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō (peacock, peafowl) --ine, ultimately from la pāvōnīnus, from pāvō + --īnus.