PASSENGER PIGEON


Meaning of PASSENGER PIGEON in English

noun

: an extinct No. American wild pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) of irregularly migratory habits once very abundant especially in the Mississippi valley and having a long graduated tail, bluish slate upper parts with iridescence on the neck, a vinaceous breast, and a white belly

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