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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Native to Brazil and other South American and Central American countries, colorful peacock bass were stocked in South Florida canals in the mid-1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to control the population of undesirable exotics like tilapia.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
Captain Alan Zaremba of Hollywood specializes in guiding anglers to peacock bass in South Florida as well as in the Amazon River basin in Colombia and Brazil.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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Noun
But maybe the peacocks walking around the garden were an attempt at brand synergy?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Native to Brazil and other South American and Central American countries, colorful peacock bass were stocked in South Florida canals in the mid-1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to control the population of undesirable exotics like tilapia.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The need among small-time meme coin creators to peacock for attention became even more acute when celebrities piled in.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
Captain Alan Zaremba of Hollywood specializes in guiding anglers to peacock bass in South Florida as well as in the Amazon River basin in Colombia and Brazil.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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“Peacock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacock. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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