crowned pigeon

noun

Any of various species of large, ground-feeding, pigeons of the New Guinea genus Goura, distinguished by elaborate crests.

Meanings

nouncrowned pigeon (plural crowned pigeons)

plural crowned pigeons

  1. Any of various species of large, ground-feeding, pigeons of the New Guinea genus Goura, distinguished by elaborate crests.

Translations

Dutch kroonduif
  • kroonduifany bird of the genus Goura
Finnish kruunukyyhky
  • kruunukyyhkyany bird of the genus Goura
German Krontaube
  • Krontaubeany bird of the genus Goura
Russian венцено́сный го́лубь
  • венцено́сный го́лубь (vencenósnyj gólubʹ)any bird of the genus Goura
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