pigeon hawk merlin Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
pouter pigeon pouter | one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out |
rock dove rock pigeon Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
wood pigeon ringdove cushat Columba palumbus | Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck |
domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
roller tumbler tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
homing pigeon homer | pigeon trained to return home |
carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
passenger pigeon Ectopistes migratorius | gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct |
pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba | northern Pacific guillemot |
clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting |
loft pigeon loft | a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept |
stool pigeon | a dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
cajan pea pigeon pea dahl | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant |
flock | a group of birds |
flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
flock | a church congregation guided by a pastor |
troop flock | an orderly crowd, a troop of children |
fink snitch snitcher stoolpigeon stool pigeon stoolie sneak sneaker canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
poke pigeon berry garget scoke Phytolacca americana | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackished berries on long drooping racemes, young fleshy stems are edible, berries and root are poisonous |
pigeon pea pigeon-pea plant cajan pea catjang pea red gram dhal dahl Cajanus cajan | tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods, much cultivated in the tropics |
b batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
pigeon breast chicken breast | abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets |
pigeon toes | disability in which the toes are turned inward, often associated with knock-knee |
pigeon droppings | droppings of pigeons |
cluster constellate flock clump | come together as in a cluster or flock, The poets constellate in this town every summer |
flock | move as a crowd or in a group, Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears |
pigeon-toed | having feet that turn inward |
pigeon-breasted chicken-breasted | having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets |