- pigeon [family Columbidae]
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pigeon [family Columbidae]
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family Columbidae — noun doves and pigeons • Syn: ↑Columbidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Columbiformes, ↑order Columbiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Columbidae — Pigeon and Dove redirect here. For other uses, see Pigeon (disambiguation) and Dove (disambiguation). For pigeon species familiar to people around the world, see Feral Pigeon, Domestic Pigeon, and Rock Pigeon. For English Alternative Rock band,… … Wikipedia
Pigeon (disambiguation) — Pigeon= Pigeon is a common name for birds of the taxonomic family Columbidae, whose most common species is Rock Pigeon which gave rise to the Domestic Pigeon and the Feral Pigeon.Pigeon may also refer to: * The Pigeon , novella by Patrick Süskind … Wikipedia
pigeon — pigeon1 [pij′ən] n. pl. pigeons or pigeon [ME pejon < MFr pijon < LL pipio (gen. pipionis), chirping bird, squab < L pipire, to chirp, of echoic orig.] 1. any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head,… … English World dictionary
pigeon — pigeon1 /pij euhn/, n. 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails. Cf. dove1 (def. 1). 2. a domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the… … Universalium
pigeon — 1. n. 1 any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, esp. Columba livia, often domesticated and bred and trained to carry messages etc.; a dove (cf. rock pigeon). 2 a person easily swindled; a simpleton. Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
Columbidae — noun doves and pigeons • Syn: ↑family Columbidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Columbiformes, ↑order Columbiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pigeon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pygoun, pijun, from Late Latin pipion , pipio young bird, from Latin pipire to chirp Date: 14th century 1. any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pigeon — I. /ˈpɪdʒən / (say pijuhn) noun 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, of which there are several species distributed throughout the world; especially the larger varieties with square or rounded tails. Compare …
pigeon — noun /ˈpɪdʒɪn,ˈpɪdʒən/ a) One of several birds of the family Columbidae. b) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game. Syn: columbid, Columbidae, culver, dove, dupe, mark … Wiktionary
pigeon — pigeon1 noun 1》 a stout seed or fruit eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, similar to but generally larger than a dove. [Family Columbidae: many species.] 2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a gullible person, especially the… … English new terms dictionary
