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columbid

Syllables: co·lum·bid/kəˈlʌm.bɪd/

columbid noun: any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.

Noun

columbid (plural columbids)

  1. Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
    Synonyms:
    culver, dove

Synonyms of columbid

Forms of columbid

pluralcolumbids

Origin of columbid

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Columbid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

Questions about columbid

What does columbid mean?
Columbid means any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
What part of speech is columbid?
Columbid is a noun.
How do you pronounce columbid?
Columbid is pronounced /kəˈlʌm.bɪd/.
What is the plural of columbid?
The plural of columbid is columbids.

Words near columbid in the dictionary

  1. Columbian mammoths
  2. Columbiana
  3. Columbiana County
  4. Columbians
  5. columbic acid
  6. columbid
  7. columbids
  8. Columbier paper
  9. columbiferous
  10. columbiform
  11. columbiforms

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