ROCK PIGEON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rock pigeon mean? 

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

1. pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCK PIGEON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Columba livia; rock dove; rock pigeon

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

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

Holonyms ("rock pigeon" is a member of...):

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

 Context examples 

This term most commonly refers to the species Columba livia, or rock pigeon.

(Pigeon, NCI Thesaurus)