单词 | capuchin pigeon |
释义 | > as lemmasCapuchin pigeon Capuchin pigeon n. a sub-variety of the Jacobin pigeon, with a range of inverted feathers on the back of the head, suggesting a cowl or hood. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > jacobin ruff1675 jacobin1688 Jack pigeon1732 Capuchin pigeon1735 1735 J. Moore Columb. in Tegetmeier Pigeons (1867) xix. 146 Under the title of the Capuchine Moore alludes to a breed which is evidently nothing more than an inferior or cross-bred Jacobine. < as lemmas |
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