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  2. Peafowl - Wikipedia

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    The "eyes" in the peacock's tail feathers can symbolise the all-seeing Christian God, [49] the Church, [50] or angelic wisdom. [51] The emblem of a pair of peacocks drinking from a vase is used as a symbol of the eucharist and the resurrection, as it represents the Christian believer drinking from the waters of eternal life. [ 52 ]

  3. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    Linnaeus, 1758. Map showing native range. The Indian peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ), also known as the common peafowl or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes ...

  4. Eyespot (mimicry) - Wikipedia

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    Eyespot (mimicry) Many butterflies, such as this gladeye bushbrown ( Mycalesis patnia ), have eyespots on their wings. An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye -like marking. They are found in butterflies, reptiles, cats, birds and fish. Eyespots could be explained in at least three different ways.

  5. Mayura (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Another story has Indra who after being cursed with a thousand ulcers was transformed into a peacock with a thousand eyes. The thousand eyes refer to the eyespots on the feathers. Kartikeya is generally depicted with a mayura and the mayura also serves as his conveyance. The mayura named Paravani serves as the conveyance of the god Kartikeya.

  6. Tawรปsรฎ Melek - Wikipedia

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    The radiating feathers of the peacockโ€™s tail, revealed when it unfurls them in circular display, are held to symbolise the rays of the sun, bestowing their life-giving light each day at dawn. [13] It is therefore considered a sacred bird, which Yazidis are expressly forbidden to hunt, eat, curse or ill-treat in any way.

  7. Palawan peacock-pheasant - Wikipedia

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    Palawan peacock-pheasant. The Palawan peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano ( peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. [4]

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