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pavonine Definition

pavo·nine (pav′ə nīn′, -nin)

adjective

  1. of or resembling a peacock
  2. iridescent, as a peacock's tail

Etymology: L pavoninus < pavo, peacock

Browse dictionary entries near pavonine

  1. ‹ Pavo
  2. ‹ Pavlova, Anna
  3. ‹ Pavlova
  4. ‹ Pavlov,Valentin Sergeyevich
  5. ‹ Pavlov, I(van) P(etrovich)
  6. ‹ Pavlov, I
  7. ‹ Pavlov
  8. ‹ pavis
  9. ‹ pavior
  10. ‹ paving
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