pavonine

[pav-uh-nahyn, -nin]

adjective

of or like a peacock.
resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring.

Origin of pavonine

1650–60; < Latin pāvōnīnus, derivative of pāvō (stem pāvōn-) peacock; see -ine¹

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Historical Examples of pavonine

Scarce one of us domestic birds but imitates the lanky, pavonine strut, and shrill, genteel scream.
The Book of Snobs
William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for pavonine

pavonine

adjective

of or resembling a peacock or the colours, design, or iridescence of a peacock's tail

Word Origin for pavonine

C17: from Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō peacock

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