pigeonnoun
uk/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/us/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/[ C or U ] a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and is sometimes eaten as food
[ C ] a pigeon kept as a pet in order to take part in flying competitions:
racing/homing pigeons
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- honeyeater
- house martin
- house sparrow
- hummingbird
- Indian mynah
- martin
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
- warbler
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Birds commonly kept as pets
Idiom(s)
be not sb's pigeon