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Webster 1913 Edition


Pavo

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Pa′vo

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rop.
Noun.
[L., a peacock. See
Peacock
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of birds, including the peacocks.
2.
(Astron.)
The Peacock, a constellation of the southern hemisphere.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pavo

PA'VO

,
Noun.
[L. a peacock.] A constellation in the southern hemisphere, consisting of fourteen stars; also a fish.