HyperDic: passenger_pigeon

English > 1 sense of the expression passenger pigeon:
NOUNanimalpassenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratoriusgregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
English > passenger pigeon: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninggregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct.
SynonymEctopistes migratorius
Member ofEctopistes, genus EctopistesA genus of Columbidae
Broaderpigeonwild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

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