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cock of the rock
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cock of the rock, n.
- a bird of the Andes (
Rupicola peruviana ) similar toRupicola rupicola . [WordNet 1.5] - tropical bird of Northern South America (
Rupicola rupicola ), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest. [WordNet 1.5]
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