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band-tailed pigeon

band-tailed pigeon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [band-teyld]
    • /ˈbændˌteɪld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [band-teyld]
    • /ˈbændˌteɪld/

Definition of band-tailed pigeon words

  • noun band-tailed pigeon a wild pigeon, Columba fasciata, of western North America, having a gray band on its tail. 1

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Origin of band-tailed pigeon

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Band-tailed pigeon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

band-tailed pigeon popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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