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Definition of pavonine - 2 dictionary results

pav⋅o⋅nine

  [pav-uh-nahyn, -nin]
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–adjective
1. of or like a peacock.
2. resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring.
Origin:
1650–60; < L pāvōnīnus, deriv. of pāvō (s. pāvōn-) peacock; see -ine 1
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pav·o·nine   (pāv'ə-nīn')   
adj.  

  1. Of or resembling a peacock.

  2. Resembling a peacock's tail in color, design, or iridescence.


[Latin pāvōnīnus, from pāvō, peacock.]
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