HOMING PIGEON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pigeon trained to return home

Synonyms:

homer; homing pigeon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

domestic pigeon (domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homing pigeon"):

carrier pigeon (a homing pigeon used to carry messages)

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