COLUMBA FASCIATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Columba fasciata mean? 

• COLUMBA FASCIATA (noun)
  The noun COLUMBA FASCIATA has 1 sense:

1. wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon

  Familiarity information: COLUMBA FASCIATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLUMBA FASCIATA (noun)

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Meaning:

Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata

Hypernyms ("Columba fasciata" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Columba fasciata" is a member of...):

Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)