COLUMBA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons

Synonyms:

Columba; genus Columba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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)