Cock-of-the-rock
[kok-uh v-th uh-rok] /ˈkɒk əv ðəˈrɒk/
noun, plural cocks-of-the-rock.
1.
a brilliant orange-red bird of the genus Rupicola, of northern South America, having an erect crest that conceals the bill.
noun
1.
either of two tropical South American birds, Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana, having an erectile crest and (in the male) a brilliant red or orange plumage: family Cotingidae (cotingas)
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