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Argusianus. Tropicoperdix. A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage. Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female ...
These variants generally use the standard six surnames with different first names or titles, often changing the gender of the original character. The UK edition of Cluedo Jr. introduced the first animal players or suspects: Samantha Scarlett, Mustard the Dog, Wendy White, George Green, Polly Peacock, and Peter Plum.
Carl Linnaeus in his work Systema Naturae in 1758 assigned to the Indian peafowl the technical name of Pavo cristatus (means "crested peafowl" in classical Latin).. The earliest usage of the word in written English is from around 1300 and spelling variants include pecok, pekok, pecokk, peacocke, peacock, pyckock, poucock, pocok, pokok, pokokke, and poocok among others.
Mayura (mythology) Mayura ( Sanskrit: मयूर Mayūra) is a Sanskrit word for peacock [ 1] which is one of the sacred birds of the Hindu culture. It is referred to in a number of Hindu scriptures. It is also a contemporary Hindu name used in many parts of India.
The Congo peafowl ( Afropavo congensis ), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. [ 2] It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae native to Africa. [ 3] It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Maratus volans. ( O. P-Cambridge, 1874) [ 1] Synonyms [ 1] Salticus volans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874. Maratus amoenus Karsch, 1878. Saitis volans Simon, 1901. Maratus volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). These spiders are native to certain areas in Australia and occupy ...
The peacock dance or peafowl dance is a traditional Asian folk dance that describes the beauty and the movement of peacocks.There are several peacock dance traditions developed in Asia, including the peacock dances of Myanmar, of the western and northern parts of Cambodia, of West Java in Indonesia, and of the Indian subcontinent in Southern India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
Anartia. Species: A. fatima. Binomial name. Anartia fatima. ( Fabricius, 1793) Anartia fatima, the banded peacock, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is commonly found in south Texas, Mexico, and Central America but most studied in Costa Rica. This butterfly prefers subtropical climates and moist areas, such as near rivers.