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   pigeon

   /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. a stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.
   • ▪ a pigeon descended from the wild rock dove, kept for racing, showing, and carrying messages, and common as a feral bird in towns.
   • 2. a gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick. informal North American
   • 3. an aircraft from one's own side. military slang

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French pijon, denoting a young bird, especially a young dove, from an alteration of late Latin pipio(n-), ‘young cheeping bird’ of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pigeonry noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIGEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIGEON definition: 1. a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and…. Learn more.

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › pigeonPigeon - definition of pigeon by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties. 2. Slang One who is easily swindled; a dupe.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pigeonPIGEON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pigeon definition: any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.. See examples of PIGEON used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPIGEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PIGEON meaning: 1. a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and…. Learn more.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pigeonPigeon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PIGEON is any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage; especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIGEON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pigeon is a bird, usually grey in colour, which has a fat body. Pigeons often live in towns.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPIGEON | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PIGEON definition: a grey bird that often lives on buildings in towns. Learn more.