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Rupicola

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rupicola \Ru*pic"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a
   rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds,
   including the cock of the rock.

   Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated
         fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the
         beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some
         delicate shade of yellow or orange.

Source : WordNet®

Rupicola
     n : cock of the rocks [syn: {genus Rupicola}]
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