01 n. Any bird of the order Columbæ, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.
-
1.
Any bird of the order Columbæ, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.(Zool.)
-
2.
An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.[Slang]
Phrases & compounds
Blue pigeon —
an Australian passerine bird (Graucalus melanops); -- called also black-faced crow.
Green pigeon —
any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to the family Treronidæ.
Imperial pigeon —
any one of the large Asiatic fruit pigeons of the genus Carpophada.
Pigeon berry —
the purplish black fruit of the pokeweed; also, the plant itself. See Pokeweed.
Pigeon English —
an extraordinary and grotesque dialect, employed in the commercial cities of China, as the medium of communication between foreign merchants and the Chinese. Its base is English, with a mixture of Portuguese and Hindustani.
Pigeon grass —
a kind of foxtail grass (Setaria glauca), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds.
Pigeon hawk —
A small American falcon (Falco columbarius). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded.
Pigeon hole —
A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house
Pigeon house —
a dovecote.
Pigeon pea —
the seed of Cajanus Indicus; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself.
Pigeon plum —
the edible drupes of two West African species of Chrysobalanus (Chrysobalanus ellipticus and Chrysobalanus luteus).
Pigeon tremex —
See under Tremex.
Pigeon wood —
a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of Dipholis, Diospyros, and Coccoloba.
Pigeon woodpecker —
the flicker.
Prairie pigeon —
The upland plover