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columbaceous, a.|kɒlʌmˈbeɪʃəs|
[f. L. columba dove + -aceous.]
Of the nature of a dove or a pigeon; pertaining to the sub-order Columbacei.
1693Phil. Trans. XVII. 930 Such as have shorter and lesser Bills, as the Gallinaceous and Columbaceous kinds. 1872Nicholson Palæont. ii. 263 In the Miocene period occur the remains of Gallinaceous and Columbaceous birds. |