Cock-of-the-rock

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cock of the rock \cock of the rock\, cock-of-the-rock
  \cock-of-the-rock\n.
     a bird of the Andes ({Rupicola peruviana}) similar to
     {Rupicola rupicola}.
  
     Syn: {Rupicola peruviana}.


          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. tropical bird of Northern South America ({Rupicola
        rupicola}), the male having brilliant red or orange
        plumage and an erectile disklike crest.
  
     Syn: cock of the rock, {Rupicola rupicola}.
          [WordNet 1.5]