Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rupicola"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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

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