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COLUMBA PALUMBUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Columba palumbus mean?
• COLUMBA PALUMBUS (noun)
The noun COLUMBA PALUMBUS has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
Familiarity information: COLUMBA PALUMBUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon
Hypernyms ("Columba palumbus" is a kind of...):
pigeon (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)
Holonyms ("Columba palumbus" is a member of...):
Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)
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