cock-of-the-rock

[ kok-uh v-th uh-rok ]
/ ˈkɒk əv ðəˈrɒk /

noun, plural cocks-of-the-rock.

a brilliant orange-red bird of the genus Rupicola, of northern South America, having an erect crest that conceals the bill.

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Origin of cock-of-the-rock

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby cock-of-the-rock

cock's-foot, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, cock-a-leekie, cock-and-bull story, cock-of-the-rock, cockabully, cockade, cockaigne, cockalorum, cockamamie
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British Dictionary definitions for cock-of-the-rock

cock-of-the-rock

noun

either of two tropical South American birds, Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana, having an erectile crest and (in the male) a brilliant red or orange plumage: family Cotingidae (cotingas)
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