homing pigeon
homing pigeon noun: a variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.
Noun
homing pigeon (plural homing pigeons)
- A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.
- “What I mean is, just stick around and you'll probably find the thing.” “You think it will return?” “I do.” “Like a homing pigeon?” “That's the idea.”1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
- In her telling, she sought Musk out after the deal closed, pressing him to meet and discuss how she could make NBCUniversal a bigger media partner “via email, text, I may have been considering a homing pigeon”.2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, quoting Linda Yaccarino, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17
- Synonyms:
- carrier pigeon, homer, homer pigeon, messenger pigeon, racer, racing homer, racing pigeon
homing pigeon meaning in Tamil and Persian
homing pigeon in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
homing pigeon in Persian
- domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct
- کالوج kâluj
Synonyms of homing pigeon
- carrier pigeon
- homer
- homer pigeon
- messenger pigeon
- racer
- racing homer
- racing pigeon
Forms of homing pigeon
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Questions about homing pigeon
- What does homing pigeon mean?
- Homing pigeon means a variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.
- What is homing pigeon in Tamil?
- Homing pigeon in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Homing pigeon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is homing pigeon?
- Homing pigeon is a noun.
- What is the plural of homing pigeon?
- The plural of homing pigeon is homing pigeons.
Words near homing pigeon in the dictionary
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