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ROC
roc
(noun) mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
roc (plural rocs)
An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
• The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Tale 4. Sinbad. The Second Voyage.
Synonyms
• peng (Chinese contexts)
Etymology 2
Noun
roc
(medicine, colloquial) Rocuronium.
Anagrams
• COR, CRO, CoR, Cor., OCR, ORC, cor, cor-, orc
Proper noun
ROC
The Royal Observer Corps, a United Kingdom defence organisation (1925 to 1992).
The Republic of China (all senses)
(Canada) The "Rest of Canada", i.e. Canada excluding the province of Quebec.
The Republic of (the) Congo.
Noun
ROC (plural ROCs)
(mathematics, of a series) Initialism of region of convergence.
Anagrams
• COR, CRO, CoR, Cor., OCR, ORC, cor, cor-, orc
Source: Wiktionary
Roc, n. Etym: [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.]
Definition: A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also rock, and rukh.] Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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