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COLUMBA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons
Synonyms:
Columba; genus Columba
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Columba" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Columba"):
Columba livia; rock dove; rock pigeon (pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended)
band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata (wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon)
Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon (Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck)
Holonyms ("Columba" is a member of...):
Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
Synonyms:
Columba; Dove
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
