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cock-of-the-rock

(kŏkˌəv-Þə-rŏkˈ)

noun pl. cocks-of-the-rock

Either of two South American birds (Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana) having a distinctive crest and bright-orange or reddish plumage in the male.

Origin:

Origin: From its habit of nesting on rocks

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