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   pigeon

   /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. a stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.
   • ▪ a pigeon descended from the wild rock dove, kept for racing, showing, and carrying messages, and common as a feral bird in towns.
   • 2. a gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick. informal North American
   • 3. an aircraft from one's own side. military slang

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French pijon, denoting a young bird, especially a young dove, from an alteration of late Latin pipio(n-), ‘young cheeping bird’ of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pigeonry noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIGEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIGEON definition: 1. a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and…. Learn more.

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   pigeon: [noun] an object of special concern : accepted business or interest.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pigeonPIGEON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pigeon definition: any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.. See examples of PIGEON used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pigeonPIGEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PIGEON meaning: 1. a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pigeonPigeon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   pigeon: 1 n wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs Types: show 14 types... hide 14 types... pouter , pouter pigeon one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out dove any of numerous small pigeons Columba livia , rock dove , rock pigeon pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped ...

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pigeonPigeon - definition of pigeon by The Free Dictionary

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   Define pigeon. pigeon synonyms, pigeon pronunciation, pigeon translation, English dictionary definition of pigeon. n. 1. Any of various birds of the widely ...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpigeon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Pigeons are common in cities and also live in woods and fields where people shoot them for sport or food. the sound of pigeons cooing; A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically. compare dove 1 see also carrier pigeon, clay pigeon, homing pigeon, stool pigeon, wood pigeon Topics Birds b2