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Definition of prairie pigeon in English: prairie pigeonnoun ˈprɛːri ˌpɪdʒ(ɪ)n US Any of various birds that occur on the prairies in large flocks which resemble those of pigeons, especially the extinct passenger pigeon; specifically (a) the upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; (b) the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica; (c) Franklin's gull, Larus pipixcan; compare prairie dove; (d) now historical the Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Elliott Coues (1842–1889), naturalist and historian. From prairie + pigeon. Definition of prairie pigeon in US English: prairie pigeonnounˈprɛːri ˌpɪdʒ(ɪ)n US Any of various birds that occur on the prairies in large flocks which resemble those of pigeons, especially the extinct passenger pigeon; specifically (a) the upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; (b) the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica; (c) Franklin's gull, Larus pipixcan; compare prairie dove; (d) now historical the Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Elliott Coues (1842–1889), naturalist and historian. From prairie + pigeon. |