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Definition of Rupicola

Rupicola
Rupicola Ru*pic"o*la, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock. Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange.

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- Rupicola was a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species placed in the genus are endemic to New South Wales in Australia. In...
- The ****s-of-the-rock, which compose the genus Rupicola, are large cotingid birds native to South America. The first alleged examples of this species were...
- The Andean ****-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvi****), also known as tunki (Quechua), is a large p****erine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud...
- Phoenix rupicola (rupicola - Latin, inhabitant of rocks) or cliff date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to the mountainous...
- The Guianan ****-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) is a species of cotinga, a p****erine bird from South America. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length and...
- Cynanchica rupicola is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It was first described in 1852 and is endemic to France and Italy....
- Narcissus rupicola is a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodils) in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is classified in Section Jonquillae. Narcissus rupicola is...
- Penstemon rupicola is a species of penstemon known by the common names cliff beardtongue or rock penstemon. It is native to the west coast of the United...
- Yucca rupicola is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, known as the twistleaf yucca, twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca or twisted-leaf Spanish-dagger. The...
- Dianthus rupicola is a species of Dianthus native to Sicily, nearby areas of mainland Italy, Spain's Balearic Islands, and northeastern Tunisia. It tends...