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roc

  [rok]
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–noun Arabian Mythology.
a bird of enormous size and strength.
Origin:
1570–80; < Ar rukhkh, prob. < Pers rukh; see rook 2
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roc   (rŏk)   
n.  A mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.

[Arabic ruḫḫ.]
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Roc

Roc\, n. [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.] A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also rock, and rukh.] --Brande & C.
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Language Translation for : ROC
Spanish: roca,
German: der Felsen,
Japanese: 岩
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roc 
large, ferocious bird of fable, 1579, from Arabic rukhkh, from Pers. rukh. Mentioned in Marco Polo's account of Madagascar, modern use is mostly from "Arabian Nights."
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  1. Greater Rochester [NY] International Airport
  2. Republic of China (Taiwan)
  3. rest of Canada (other than Quebec)
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gigantic legendary bird, said to carry off elephants and other large beasts for food. It is mentioned in the famous collection of Arabic tales, The Thousand and One Nights, and by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo, who referred to it in describing Madagascar and other islands off the coast of eastern Africa. According to Marco Polo, Kublai Khan inquired in those parts about the roc and was brought what was claimed to be a roc's feather, which may really have been a Raphia palm frond.

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