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roc (n.)
large, ferocious bird of fable, 1570s, from Arabic
rukhkh
, from Persian
rukh
. Mentioned in Marco Polo's account of Madagascar, modern use is mostly from "Arabian Nights." Hence
roc's egg
"something marvelous or prodigious."
