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Pavo   Listen
proper noun
Pavo  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A genus of birds, including the peacocks.
2.
(Astron.) The Peacock, a constellation of the southern hemisphere.





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... of this manner of dealing with words; and first from the earlier etymologists. Thus, what are men doing but extending not the limits of their knowledge but of their ignorance, when they deduce, with Varro, 'pavo' from 'pavor,' because of the fear which the harsh shriek of the peacock awakens; or with Pliny, 'panthera' from [Greek: pan thaerion], because properties of all beasts meet in the panther; or persuade themselves that ...
— On the Study of Words • Richard C Trench


Words linked to "Pavo" :   family Phasianidae, bird of Juno, genus Pavo, Phasianidae, Pavo muticus


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