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Definition of Pavonine

1. a. Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo.

Definition of Pavonine

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the genus ''Pavo'' or its sub-family Pavoninæ, including the peafowl. ¹

2. Adjective. Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather. ¹

3. Adjective. Resembling the tail of a peacock. ¹

4. Noun. Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock. ¹

5. Noun. Any bird from the sub-family ''Pavoninæ''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pavonine

1. resembling a peacock [adj]

Medical Definition of Pavonine

1. 1. Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo. 2. Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as in colours; iridescent. Origin: L. Pavoninus, fr. Pavo a peacock. See Peacock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pavonine

Literary usage of Pavonine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"The shining scarlet seeds of ihe Adenanthera pavonine, are used as weights l>y jewellers, and are made into ornaments, in the form of beads, bracelets, &o. ..."

2. Religious Truth, Illustrated from Science, in Addresses and Sermons on by Edward Hitchcock (1857)
"The irised or pavonine dia.ra.cter is symbolized by my ninth example. ... The pavonine character, so called from its resemblance to the feathers of the ..."

3. Religious Truth, Illustrated from Science, in Addresses and Sermons on by Edward Hitchcock (1857)
"The irised or pavonine character is symbolized by my ninth example ... The pavonine character, so called from its resemblance to the feathers of the peacock ..."

4. Transactions of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (1831)
"A course granular variety of ore is obtained here, the cross fracture of which shows the pavonine or iridescent tarnish. It is very magnetic, ..."

5. Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology and Physical Geography by David Page (1865)
"pavonine (Lat. pavo, a peacock).—Having the changing iridescent lustre of ... Peacock (same as pavonine),—Applied to ores and minerals which exhibit an ..."

6. Religious Truth by Edward Hitchcock (1857)
"The irised or pavonine character is symbolized by my ninth example. ... The pavonine character, so called from its resemblance to the feathers of the ..."

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