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pigeon

[pij-uhn] / ˈpɪdʒ ən /




















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In addition, researchers found an extinct pigeon species closely related to Australian bronzewing pigeons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

By 1900, however, the passenger pigeon was functionally extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Along with the passenger pigeon we exterminated the great auk, the Carolina parakeet, the Labrador duck and the ivory-billed woodpecker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Local politicians and business representatives said a main source of the rodent problem is a laneway which is covered with pigeon excrement and hasn't been cleaned in several months.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Keeps a board in the pigeon loft, and we’ve usually got a game going.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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