wood pigeon
The common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeonAny of several related species of pigeon in the family Columbidae, particularly the genus Columba: The common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeon.
» I think I can still hear, hidden under the palm trees, her tender and sonorous voice like the song of wood pigeons.
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2 sensesAny of several related species of pigeon in the family Columbidae, particularly the genus Columba:
The common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeon.
Ringeltaube, Holztaube
вя́хирьvjáxirʹ, витю́теньvitjútenʹ
A species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.
- Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
Examples
1 sentencesI think I can still hear, hidden under the palm trees, her tender and sonorous voice like the song of wood pigeons.
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plural: wood pigeonsSynonyms
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