cock-of-the-rock

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cock-of-the-rock - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cock of the rock \cock of the rock\, cock-of-the-rock
  \cock-of-the-rock\n.
     a bird of the Andes (Rupicola peruviana) similar to
     Rupicola rupicola.
  
     Syn: Rupicola peruviana.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. tropical bird of Northern South America (Rupicola  rupicola
        ), the male having brilliant red or orange
        plumage and an erectile disklike crest.
  
     Syn: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola.
          [WordNet 1.5]