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    FAMILY COLUMBIDAE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Doves and pigeonsplay

    Synonyms:

    Columbidae; family Columbidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Columbidae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "family Columbidae"):

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

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

    genus Streptopelia; Streptopelia (turtledoves)

    genus Stictopelia; Stictopelia (a genus of Columbidae)

    genus Zenaidura; Zenaidura (mourning doves)

    Ectopistes; genus Ectopistes (a genus of Columbidae)

    Holonyms ("family Columbidae" is a member of...):

    Columbiformes; order Columbiformes (sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires)

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