טַוָּוס, (טוּס; cmp. ταώς, Pers. tavus, v. Lydd. Gr. Dict. s. v.) peacock. Gen. R. s. 7, end. Tosef. Kil. I, 8 תרנגול ט׳ וכ׳ Var. (ed. Zuck. טוות, corr. acc.) the cock, the peacock and the pheasant, although resembling each other, &c.; Y. ib. I, 27ᵃ bot.; B. Kam. 55ᵃ (Ms. H. טָאוָס); Y. ib. V, end, 5ᵃ טַוֶּוסֶת(?).—Pl. טַוָּוסִים, טַוָּוסִין. Pesik. R. addit. s. 1 (ed. Fr. p. 193ᵇ). Yalk. Esth. 104ᵇ ט׳ של שן peacocks made of ivory.