FAMILY COLUMBIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Doves and pigeons

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)