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cock of the rock

cock of the rock \cock of the rock\, cock-of-the-rock \cock-of-the-rock\n. a bird of the Andes ( Rupicola peruviana) similar to Rupicola rupicola.

Syn: Rupicola peruviana.

2. tropical bird of Northern South America ( Rupicola rupicola), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest.

Syn: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola.

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cock of the rock
  1. n. bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola [syn: Rupicola peruviana]

  2. tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest [syn: Rupicola rupicola]