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  1. pavoninenoun

    Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.

  2. pavoninenoun

    Any bird from the sub-family Pavoninæ.

  3. pavonineadjective

    Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its sub-family Pavoninæ, including the peafowl.

  4. pavonineadjective

    Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.

  5. pavonineadjective

    Resembling the tail of a peacock.

  6. Etymology: From pavoninus, from pavo.

Wikipedia

  1. pavonine

    Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera Pavo and Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although peafowl of either sex are often referred to colloquially as "peacocks." The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train" of covert feathers, which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The functions of the elaborate iridescent colouration and large "train" of peacocks have been the subject of extensive scientific debate. Charles Darwin suggested that they served to attract females, and the showy features of the males had evolved by sexual selection. More recently, Amotz Zahavi proposed in his handicap theory that these features acted as honest signals of the males' fitness, since less-fit males would be disadvantaged by the difficulty of surviving with such large and conspicuous structures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pavonineadjective

    like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo

  2. Pavonineadjective

    characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as in colors; iridescent

  3. Etymology: [L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See Peacock.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pavonine

    pav′o-nīn, adj. pertaining to the peacock: resembling the tail of a peacock or made of its feathers: iridescent—also Pavō′nian.—n. Pavōne′ (Spens.), the peacock. [L. pavoninuspavo, pavonis, a peacock.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pavonine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pavonine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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