COLUMBA FASCIATA

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Meaning:

Wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon

Synonyms:

band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Columba fasciata" is a kind of...):

pigeon (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)

Holonyms ("Columba fasciata" is a member of...):

Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)

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