- pavonine
- Resembling a peacock's tail in colour and iridescence
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pavonine
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Pavonine — Pav o*nine, a. [L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See {Peacock}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo. [1913 Webster] 2. Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as in colors; iridescent. P. Cleaveland.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pavonine — [pav′ə nīn΄, pav′ənin] adj. [L pavoninus < pavo,PEACOCK] 1. of or resembling a peacock 2. iridescent, as a peacock s tail … English World dictionary
Pavonine Cuckoo — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdo … Wikipedia
Pavonine Quetzal — Taxobox name = Pavonine Quetzal status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Trogoniformes familia = Trogonidae genus = Pharomachrus species = P. pavoninus binomial = Pharomachrus pavoninus… … Wikipedia
pavonine cuckoo — paprastoji povinė gegutė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromococcyx pavoninus angl. pavonine cuckoo vok. Pfauenkuckuck, m rus. павлинья кукушка, f pranc. géocoucou pavonin, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – povinės gegutės … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
pavonine quetzal — povinis kvezalas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pharomachrus pavoninus angl. pavonine quetzal vok. Pfauentrogon, m rus. златоглавый квезаль, m pranc. quetzal pavonin, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kvezalai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
pavonine — /pav euh nuyn , nin/, adj. 1. of or like a peacock. 2. resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring. [1650 60; < L pavoninus, deriv. of pavo (s. pavon ) PEACOCK; see INE1] * * * … Universalium
pavonine — 1. adjective /ˈpævəˌnaɪn/ a) Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its sub family Pavoninæ, including the peafowl. b) Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather. 2 … Wiktionary
pavonine — [ pavənʌɪn] adjective literary of or like a peacock. Origin C17: from L. pavoninus, from pavo, pavon peacock … English new terms dictionary
pavonine — a. Iridescent, irisated, nacreous, gorge de pigeon … New dictionary of synonyms
pavonine — pav·o·nine … English syllables
