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nutmeg pigeon

nutmeg pigeon noun: synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.

Noun

nutmeg pigeon (plural nutmeg pigeons)

  1. Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
    • It is the same species which in the island of Banda is called the nutmeg-pigeon, from its habit of devouring the fruits, the seed or nutmeg being thrown up entire and uninjured.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 181

Synonyms of nutmeg pigeon

Forms of nutmeg pigeon

pluralnutmeg pigeons

Origin of nutmeg pigeon

So called from its feeding upon the fruit of the nutmeg tree.

Words formed from nutmeg pigeon

Questions about nutmeg pigeon

What does nutmeg pigeon mean?
Nutmeg pigeon means synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
What part of speech is nutmeg pigeon?
Nutmeg pigeon is a noun.
What is the plural of nutmeg pigeon?
The plural of nutmeg pigeon is nutmeg pigeons.

Words near nutmeg pigeon in the dictionary

  1. nutmeg geranium
  2. nutmeg geraniums
  3. nutmeg liver
  4. nutmeg livers
  5. nutmeg mannikin
  6. nutmeg pigeon
  7. nutmeg pigeons
  8. nutmeg psychoses
  9. nutmeg psychosis
  10. Nutmeg State
  11. Nutmeg Stater

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