Definitions for pavonine

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pavonine pav·o·nine

Spelling: [pav-uh-nahyn, -nin]

IPA: /ˈpæv əˌnaɪn, -nɪn/

Pavonine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in pavonine (aeinnopv).

Definitions for pavonine

adjective

1. of or like a peacock.
2. resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring.

Origin of pavonine

1650-60; Latin pāvōnīnus, derivative of pāvō (stem pāvōn-) peacock; see -ine¹

Examples for pavonine

Scarce one of us domestic birds but imitates the lanky, pavonine strut, and shrill, genteel scream.