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Roc

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A fabulous bird of prey of monstrous size, famous in Arabian mythology, and corresponding to the Persian simurg.

n. A Middle English form of rock.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength

Word Usage

"I remembered that I had often heard sailors speak of a wonderful bird called the roc, and saw that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mythical monster mythical creature

Cross Reference

roc's egg

Variant

rock rukh

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

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