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WOOD PIGEON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
Synonyms:
Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wood pigeon" is a kind of...):
pigeon (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)
Holonyms ("wood pigeon" is a member of...):
Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)