COLUMBA LIVIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Columba livia; rock dove; rock pigeon

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

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

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