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Noun Concept

Categories: Pigeon racing, Animals in sport, Pigeon breeds, Airmail, Animal-powered transport

homing pigeon homer carrier pigeon Carrier-pigeon Carrier-Pigeons

Pigeon trained to return home WordNet 3.0

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Pigeon trained to return home WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The homing pigeon, also called the mail pigeon or messenger pigeon, is a variety of domestic pigeons derived from the wild rock dove, selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Wikipedia

A variety of domestic pigeon bred to find its way home over extremely long distances Wikipedia Disambiguation

A variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) selectively bred to find its way home over extremely long distances. OmegaWiki

A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances. Wiktionary

Domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct. Wiktionary (translation)

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domestic pigeon

group of domestic(ated) pigeons

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Colom missatger magany

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