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wood pigeon

The correct spelling is wood pigeon.

How to pronounce wood pigeon

noun

Say it like: Woo-d p-ijeo-n

The correct spelling is wood pigeon. The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus.
  2. 2.Any of several related species of pigeon in the genus Columba.
  3. 3.A very large (up to 650 grams) species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

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