Peacocks are adult male peafowl (large ground-nesting birds), known for their iridescent plumage.
Peacock or peacocks may also refer to:
Animals
Fish
- Aulonocara ("peacocks"), endemic to East Africa
- Peacock bass (Cichla), endemic to South America
Insects
- Callopistromyia annulipes, peacock fly from North America
Nymphalid butterflies
- Anartia, genus endemic to the Americas
- Aglais io, the European peacock
- Peacock pansy (Junonia almana), from South Asia
Swallowtail butterflies
- Papilio blumei, the green swallowtail
- Several other South Asian Papilio species
Film and television
- Peacock (2005 film) (Kong que), a Chinese film
- Peacock (2010 film), an American psychological thriller
- "Peacocks", an episode of the television series Teletubbies
- Peacock (streaming service), an American streaming service by NBCUniversal
- The logo of American television network NBC which is often called "The Peacock Network"
- Peacock Productions, the defunct long-form production unit of NBC News
Music
- Peacock Records, a record label (1949–1979)
- "Peacock" (song), 2010, by Katy Perry
- "Peacock", 1986, by Splash (South African band)
- "Peacocks", by The Mountain Goats
Naval vessels
- Peacock-class corvette, a Royal Navy ship class
- HMS Peacock, various Royal Navy ships
- USS Peacock, a number of U.S. Navy vessels
Places
India
- Peacock Bay, Pune, Maharashtra
- Umananda Island, Guwahati, Assam (called Peacock Island by the British)
United States
Landforms
- Peacock Island (Connecticut)
- Peacock Mountains, Arizona
- Peacock Mountain, Washington
- Peacock Peak, Arizona
Settlements and streets
- Peacock Lane, Portland, Oregon
- Peacock, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Peacock Township, Michigan
Elsewhere
- Peacock (St. Paul's Churchyard), a Stuart-era bookseller in London, England
- Peacock Sound, Antarctica
Retail businesses
- Peacocks (clothing), a British value fashion chain
- The Peacocks (Woking), a shopping centre near London (now Victoria Place)
- Peacock (St. Paul's Churchyard), a Stuart-era London bookseller
- Daimaru Peacock (formerly Peacock Sangyo), a Japanese supermarket chain
Science and technology
- Peacock (star), in the constellation Pavo
- Peacock ore or bornite, a mineral
- Peacock Palmtop PC, a 1990s mobile device
Sport
- Saint Peter's Peacocks, athletic teams of Saint Peter's University
- "The Peacocks", a nickname for the English football club Leeds United
Other uses
- Peacock (Fabergé egg), a 1908 Fabergé egg
- Peacock (surname), including fictional characters
See also
- R v Peacock, a law case
- The Flying Peacock, a professional wrestler from All-Star Wrestling
- Pavão (disambiguation) (Portuguese for 'peacock')
- Pavo (disambiguation) (Latin for 'peacock')
- Puffery
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