columbiformes

Definitions of columbiformes
  1. noun
    a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
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    pigeon
    wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
    colombe de la paix, pigeon
    any of numerous small pigeons
    ramier
    Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
    pigeon domestique
    domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
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    gallinacé
    heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
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