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

Before his arrest, Mr. Moskalyov bred ornamental birds on his small farm, where there were also peacocks, pheasants, wild ducks, turkeys and chickens, he said in an interview with a Russian rights watchdog, OVD-Info.

From New York Times

And the second we started saying things like, “Hey, will you sing in the car with Jessica? And will you scare a peacock?,” it was over.

From Los Angeles Times

The Fabergé cigar box, sporting a green and blue peacock, is made of silver gilt, enamel and gold, plus one sapphire.

From New York Times

He triumphs, doing an impression he always called “peacock on acid.”

From New York Times