ROCKPIGEON

rock pigeon

Noun

  1. A species of pigeon, Columba livia. Over the years both the terms "rock dove" and "rock pigeon" have been used interchangeably for this species. (See the note on the nomenclature of this species: 1)
  2. A term used in Australia to refer to the native bronzewing pigeons, or bronzewings.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: rock pigeon
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!