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COLUMBIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Columbidae; family Columbidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("Columbidae" is a member of...):
Columbiformes; order Columbiformes (sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires)