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Noun: cock of the rock
  1. Tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
    "The male cock of the rock displayed its vibrant plumage at the lek";
    - Rupicola rupicola
     
  2. Bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
    "Andean cocks of the rock gathered at traditional display grounds";
    - Rupicola peruviana

Derived forms: cocks of the rock

Type of: chatterer, cotinga

Part of: genus Rupicola, Rupicola

Encyclopedia: Cock of the rock