Pavo
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pāvō (“peacock”).
Proper noun[edit]
Pavo
- A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Phasianinae—the peafowl (peacocks).
Derived terms[edit]
- Pavo cristatus - Indian peafowl
- Pavo muticus - green peafowl
References[edit]
- 2006, Gill, F. and Wright, M., Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276:
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin pāvō (“peacock”).
Proper noun[edit]
Pavo
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.
