peacock

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Fish such as wolf fish, peacock bass, and South American lungfish were especially common, accompanied by reptiles including caimans and turtles, and mammals such as capybaras, pacas, and armadillos.

From Science Daily

The famous NBC peacock will no longer be part of the channel’s logo.

From Los Angeles Times

On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.

From Barron's

This peacock stands out even in Macau, a city that embraces garishness almost as much as it does light pollution.

From Los Angeles Times

"It may have been used for display, much like a peacock's feathers, possibly to attract mates or intimidate rivals."

From BBC