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spinifex pigeon

spinifex pigeon noun: geophaps plumifera, native to Australia.

spinifex pigeon: geophaps plumifera, native to Australia
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Noun

spinifex pigeon (plural spinifex pigeons)

  1. Geophaps plumifera, native to Australia.
    • [A]s we climbed into the sandstones the pretty spinifex pigeon tripped along ahead.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 202

Forms of spinifex pigeon

pluralspinifex pigeons

Questions about spinifex pigeon

What does spinifex pigeon mean?
Spinifex pigeon means geophaps plumifera, native to Australia.
What part of speech is spinifex pigeon?
Spinifex pigeon is a noun.
What is the plural of spinifex pigeon?
The plural of spinifex pigeon is spinifex pigeons.

Words near spinifex pigeon in the dictionary

  1. spinier
  2. spinies
  3. spiniest
  4. spiniferous
  5. spinifex
  6. spinifex pigeon
  7. spinifex pigeons
  8. spinifex termite
  9. spinifex termites
  10. spinifexbird
  11. spinifexbirds

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