Pavo

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

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genus pavo

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"There exists a beautiful, colorful species of turkey in the Yucatán Peninsula called the "ocellated turkey," or "el pavo ocelado.""

Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”). Doublet of pea.

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