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crested pigeon

crested pigeon noun: a pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia.

crested pigeon: a pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia
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Noun

crested pigeon (plural crested pigeons)

  1. (Australia) A pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia.
    • A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 223

Forms of crested pigeon

pluralcrested pigeons

Questions about crested pigeon

What does crested pigeon mean?
Crested pigeon means a pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia.
What part of speech is crested pigeon?
Crested pigeon is a noun.
What is the plural of crested pigeon?
The plural of crested pigeon is crested pigeons.

Words near crested pigeon in the dictionary

  1. crested orioles
  2. crested oropendola
  3. crested oropendolas
  4. crested penguin
  5. crested penguins
  6. crested pigeon
  7. crested pigeons
  8. crested porcupine
  9. crested porcupines
  10. crested rat
  11. crested rats

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