any of three very large pigeons of New Guinea having bluish plumage and a fanlike crest, and constituting the genus Goura. Also with distinguishing…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > genus Goura (5) crowned pigeon1779 any of three very large pigeons of New Guinea having bluish plumage and a fanlike crest, and constituting the genus Goura. Also with distinguishing… crown pigeon1822 = crowned pigeon n. at crowned, adj. compounds 2. Goura1855 A genus of large crested pigeons inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands; a pigeon of this genus. Victoria crowned pigeonc1882 a queen's pigeon (queen, n. compounds 3b). ground-pigeon1885 a pigeon which passes most of its time on the ground; esp. one of the family Gouridæ; also = ground-dove n. |
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