English Explanatory Dictionary

rupicola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several South American passerine birds, of the genus Rupicola, having bright plumage and a fan-shaped crest on the head.

Word forms

rupicola rupicolas

Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin rupicola, from rūpēs (“cliff”, “crag”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

Synonyms

cock-of-the-rock
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