hill pigeon

noun

Columba rupestris, a species of pigeon widely spread throughout northern Asia.

Meanings

nounhill pigeon (plural hill pigeons)

plural hill pigeons

  1. Columba rupestris, a species of pigeon widely spread throughout northern Asia.

Origin

Translations

Greek περιστέρι των λόφων
  • περιστέρι των λόφων (peristéri ton lófon)Columba rupestris
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APA

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