POUTER PIGEON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pouter pigeon mean? 

• POUTER PIGEON (noun)
  The noun POUTER PIGEON has 1 sense:

1. one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out

  Familiarity information: POUTER PIGEON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POUTER PIGEON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pouter; pouter pigeon

Hypernyms ("pouter pigeon" is a kind of...):

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