wood pigeon

wood pi·geon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo d pij-uh n]
- /wʊd ˈpɪdʒ ən/
- /wʊd ˈpɪdʒ.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo d pij-uh n]
- /wʊd ˈpɪdʒ ən/

Definitions of wood pigeon words

noun wood pigeon Also called ringdove. a European pigeon, Columba palumbus, having a whitish patch on each side of the neck. 1
noun wood pigeon band-tailed pigeon. 1
noun wood pigeon a large Eurasian pigeon, Columba palumbus, having white patches on the wings and neck 0
noun wood pigeon any of several pigeons; esp., a ringdove (Columba palumbus) 0

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Origin of wood pigeon

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Wood pigeon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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wood pigeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wood pigeon usage trend in Literature

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