columbiforme

Definitions of columbiforme
  1. noun
    a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
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    types:
    dodo
    extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
    type of:
    gallináceo
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
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