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woodpigeon

woodpigeon is the alternative spelling of wood pigeon.

Meaning of wood pigeon

Noun

wood pigeon (plural wood pigeons)

  1. The common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeon.
    • Idiot-eyed wood pigeons lumbered across the lawn, belly-deep in clover.2024, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time, Sceptre, page 14
  2. A species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.
    Synonyms:
    kererū, kūkū, kūkupa, New Zealand pigeon

Forms of woodpigeon

pluralwoodpigeons

Phrases with woodpigeon

Questions about woodpigeon

What is woodpigeon the alternative spelling of?
Woodpigeon is the alternative spelling of wood pigeon.

Words near woodpigeon in the dictionary

  1. woodpeck
  2. woodpecker
  3. woodpeckerlike
  4. woodpeckers
  5. woodpecks
  6. woodpigeon
  7. woodpigeons
  8. woodpile
  9. woodpiles
  10. Woodplumpton
  11. woodprint

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