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a bird so committed to the bit it grew a thousand fake eyes to win a date
means A large ornamental bird, the male of which displays a spectacular fan of iridescent, eye-spotted tail feathers; also used of a vain person who shows off.
from From Old English 'pawa' or 'pea' (the bird), itself borrowed from Latin 'pavo' meaning peacock, plus the English 'cock' for the male bird. The Latin 'pavo' may ultimately echo a Tamil or other South Asian word, fitting since the birds are native to the Indian subcontinent and travelled west through trade. The strutting display gave us the verb 'to peacock,' to show off, by the 19th century.
- those eyes
- feather spots shimmer via microscopic crystal structures, not pigment
- name fraud
- only males are peacocks; females are peahens
- sacred status
- India's national bird, linked to gods and royalty
- loud living
- their screams can carry over a mile
- flight capable
- yes, despite the absurd train weighing them down
indian peafowl — national bird of india, native to indian subcontinent with iridescent blue-green plumage
green peafowl — species found in southeast asia, particularly thailand and cambodia, with emerald coloring
congo peafowl — african species discovered in 1936 in democratic republic of congo, smallest peacock species