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pavonine

/ˈpævəˌnaɪn/
/ˈpævəˌnɪn/
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Pavonine means being similar to a peacock, like your sister's wonderfully iridescent pavonine Halloween costume.

This adjective can describe anything that reminds you of the large, colorful, showy birds: "My friend put on a pavonine display at school today, strutting around in his fancy new outfit." It's most often used for things that resemble a peacock's brilliant, lustrous feathers, though, like the pavonine feathers of a smaller, less impressive bird. The Latin pavo, "peacock," is the root of pavonine.

Definitions of pavonine
  1. adjective
    resembling a peacock, especially its colorful iridescent tail
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