'cock-of-the-rock' definitions:
Definition of 'cock-of-the-rock'
From: 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]