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Peacock may be one of the following:

Biological:
- A male Peafowl, or sometimes any peafowl
- Peacock butterfly
- Red sandalwood tree - sometimes called peacock flower fence
Natural:
- Peacock Hills, Canada
- Peacock Peak, Arizona, USA
- Peacock Sound, Antarctica
- Peacock ore - bornite
People:
- Bertram Peacock - US singer
- J.T. Peacock - US bowler, 1907 champion
- Thomas Love Peacock - English author (1785-1866)
Other:
- The logo of NBC
- The constellation Pavo, the peacock
- Peacock (Alpha Pavonis) is the brightest star in that constellation
- Peacock terms

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Categories: Disambiguation Species Pavo cristatus Pavo muticus Afropavo congolensis The peafowl are the three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. ... Binomial name Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) The Peacock (Inachis io) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe and Asia. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... The branches of a young sandalwood tree found in Hawaii Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th) - Land 294,312 km² - Water 942 km² (0. ... Peacock Sound (72º47´S 099º05´W) is an ice-filled sound, 216 km (135 mi) long and 64 km (40 mi) wide, separating Thurston Island from the Eights Coast of Ellsworth Land in Antarctica. ... An ore is a mineral deposit containing a metal or other valuable resource in economically viable concentrations. ... Categories: Minerals | Sulfide minerals | Mineral stubs ... Thomas Love Peacock (October 18, 1785 - January 23, 1866) was an English satirist and author. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... The 1986 Peacock logo, designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | Modern constellations | Constellations | Pavo constellation ... Peacock is the α star in the constellation of Pavo Peacock (Bayer designation α Pavonis) is a star in the constellation Pavo. ...

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Peacock Inn (569 words)
	1) " Peacock" -- In the context of Peacock Inn
	The male is called a peacock, thefemale a peahen.
	2) " Inn" -- In the context of Peacock Inn

Peafowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1398 words)
	Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon (Bragg reflection) based on (nearly) periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers.
	The peacock's courtship rituals include the display of its startling plumage and a loud call, the male's call sounds similar to an overemphasized cats "meow", whereas the female's call sounds similar to a dogs "arf" bark.
	The peacock shakes his feathers in the direction of a peahen in close proximity to gather her attention.

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