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homing pigeons

homing pigeons is the plural of homing pigeon.

Meaning of homing pigeon

Noun

homing pigeon (plural homing pigeons)

  1. 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

Questions about homing pigeons

What is homing pigeons the plural of?
Homing pigeons is the plural of homing pigeon.

Words near homing pigeons in the dictionary

  1. homination
  2. hominess
  3. homing
  4. homing in
  5. homing pigeon
  6. homing pigeons
  7. hominian
  8. hominians
  9. hominicide
  10. hominid
  11. hominids

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