wood-pigeon

  • 121wood wren — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …

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  • 122Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon — Taxobox name = Sri Lanka Woodpigeon status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Columba species = C. torringtoni binomial = Columba… …

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  • 123wood|quist — wood|queest or wood|quist «WUD KWEEST», noun. British Dialect. the wood pigeon or ringdove; queest …

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  • 124wood|queest — or wood|quist «WUD KWEEST», noun. British Dialect. the wood pigeon or ringdove; queest …

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  • 125Nilgiri Wood-pigeon — Taxobox name = Nilgiri Woodpigeon status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 200px image caption = Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia =… …

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  • 126pigeon */ — UK [ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n] / US [ˈpɪdʒən] noun [countable] Word forms pigeon : singular pigeon plural pigeons a brown or grey bird that often lives in cities • See: cat, wood pigeon …

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  • 127pigeon — pi|geon [ pıdʒən ] noun count * 1. ) a brown or gray bird that often lives in cities 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is easily tricked a ) someone who another person plans to trick => CAT, STOOL PIGEON, WOOD PIGEON …

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  • 128wood dove — noun Etymology: Middle English wode dowe : wood pigeon; especially : stock dove …

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