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Indian peacock

Indian peacock

3.7
A large bird from India with long bright blue and green tail feathers
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndiən ˈpiːkɒk/
translation icon : pavo real indio
  • Many visitors come to the park to photograph the Indian peacock displaying its magnificent tail.

Examples

  • The national bird of India is the Indian peacock due to its beauty and grace.

  • The Indian peacock is celebrated for its dazzling blue and green plumage.

  • The Indian peacock is a stunning bird.

  • I saw an Indian peacock at the zoo.

  • Many visitors come to the park to photograph the Indian peacock displaying its magnificent tail.

  • The Indian peacock is celebrated for its dazzling blue and green plumage.

  • The national bird of India is the Indian peacock due to its beauty and grace.

Synonyms

peacock
vsIndian peacock
40 1.2

A male bird with a crest and a large fan of tail feathers with eye-like spots

refers to the species as a whole rather than only the male
peafowl
vsIndian peacock
1 8.0

A large colorful bird whose male has a long showy tail

is specific to India and highlights the male's bright tail
Pavo cristatus
vsIndian peacock
  • Specialized
9.9

A large colorful bird from India with a male that has long bright tail feathers

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific Latin term
blue peafowl
vsIndian peacock
  • Indian
6.8

A large bird with bright blue feathers and a long fan tail from India and Sri Lanka

focuses on the bird native specifically to India

Surface Forms

Indian peacock singular
Indian peacocks plural

Morphology

Indian + peacock

The phrase 'Indian peacock' is a straightforward adjective + noun composition meaning a peacock from India; a learner who knows 'Indian' (from India) and 'peacock' (the male peafowl) can directly infer this. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular noun modification, so it is immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Indian peacock simply describes a peacock 'from India'. People used Indian to show where the bird lives and peacock for the bright bird with a fan-like tail, so today the phrase means the large, colorful bird native to India.