Pavonine Definition

păvə-nīn

adjective

Of or resembling a peacock.

Webster's New World

Iridescent, as a peacock's tail.

Webster's New World

Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its sub-family Pavoninae, including the peafowl.

Wiktionary

noun

Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.

Wiktionary

Any bird from the sub-family Pavoninæ.

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Origin of Pavonine

Latin pāvōnīnus from pāvō pāvōn- peacock

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin pāvōnÄ«nus, from pāvō (“peacock").

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