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BAND-TAIL PIGEON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does band-tail pigeon mean?
• BAND-TAIL PIGEON (noun)
The noun BAND-TAIL PIGEON has 1 sense:
1. wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
Familiarity information: BAND-TAIL PIGEON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata
Hypernyms ("band-tail pigeon" is a kind of...):
pigeon (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)
Holonyms ("band-tail pigeon" is a member of...):
Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)
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