cock-of-the-rock
[ kok-uh v-th uh-rok ]
/ ˈkɒk əv ðəˈrɒk /
noun, plural cocks-of-the-rock.
a brilliant orange-red bird of the genus Rupicola, of northern South America, having an erect crest that conceals the bill.
Origin of cock-of-the-rock
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby cock-of-the-rock
cock's-foot,
cock-a-doodle-doo,
cock-a-hoop,
cock-a-leekie,
cock-and-bull story,
cock-of-the-rock,
cockabully,
cockade,
cockaigne,
cockalorum,
cockamamie
British Dictionary definitions for cock-of-the-rock
cock-of-the-rock
noun
either of two tropical South American birds, Rupicola rupicola or R. peruviana, having an erectile crest and (in the male) a brilliant red or orange plumage: family Cotingidae (cotingas)