pea·cock [peacockpeacocks] BrE [ˈpiːkɒk] NAmE [ˈpiːkɑːk] noun a large male bird with long blue and green tail feathers that it can spread out like a fan •as proud as a peacock see also ↑peahen
Word Origin: Middle English: from Old English pēa (from Latin pavo) ‘peacock’ + ↑cock.