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cock-of-the-rock

cock-of-the-rock noun: any tropical bird of the genus Rupicola.

cock-of-the-rock: any tropical bird of the genus Rupicola
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Noun

cock-of-the-rock (plural cocks-of-the-rock)

  1. Any tropical bird of the genus Rupicola.

Forms of cock-of-the-rock

pluralcocks-of-the-rock

Words formed from cock-of-the-rock

Questions about cock-of-the-rock

What does cock-of-the-rock mean?
Cock-of-the-rock means any tropical bird of the genus Rupicola.
What part of speech is cock-of-the-rock?
Cock-of-the-rock is a noun.
What is the plural of cock-of-the-rock?
The plural of cock-of-the-rock is cocks-of-the-rock.

Words near cock-of-the-rock in the dictionary

  1. cock-horse
  2. cock-horses
  3. cock-knocker
  4. cock-knockers
  5. cock-loft
  6. cock-of-the-rock
  7. cock-on
  8. cock-padle
  9. cock-padles
  10. cock-pit
  11. cock-pits

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