feral pigeon

noun

A variety of rock pigeon, Columba livia domestica, that has reverted to the wild and adapted itself to living in urban or rural areas.

Meanings

nounferal pigeon (plural feral pigeons)

plural feral pigeons

  1. A variety of rock pigeon, Columba livia domestica, that has reverted to the wild and adapted itself to living in urban or rural areas.

Translations

Czech věžák
  • věžákpigeon adapted to city life
Danish tamdue
  • tamduepigeon adapted to city life
Dutch stadsduif
  • stadsduifpigeon adapted to city life
Finnish kesykyyhky, pulu
  • kesykyyhkypigeon adapted to city life
  • pulupigeon adapted to city life
German verwilderte Taube, verwilderte Haustaube
  • verwilderte Taubepigeon adapted to city life
  • verwilderte Haustaubepigeon adapted to city life
  • Stadttaubepigeon adapted to city life
  • Straßentaubepigeon adapted to city life
Korean 집비둘기
  • 집비둘기 (jipbidulgi)pigeon adapted to city life
Norwegian Bokmål tamdue
  • tamduepigeon adapted to city life
Polish gołąb miejski
  • gołąb miejskipigeon adapted to city life
Swedish tamduva
  • tamduvapigeon adapted to city life
Cite this entry
APA

feral pigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20pigeon

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Chicago

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