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English noun: pigeon

1. pigeon (animal) wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs


Broader (hypernym)columbiform bird


Narrower (hyponym)band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, bandtail, Columba fasciata, Columba livia, Columba palumbus, cushat, domestic pigeon, dove, Ectopistes migratorius, passenger pigeon, pouter, pouter pigeon, ringdove, rock dove, rock pigeon, squab, wood pigeon


Member meronymColumbidae, family Columbidae









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