topknot pigeon

noun

A large pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus, native to eastern Australia.

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crested pigeon
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Meanings

nountopknot pigeon (plural topknot pigeons)

plural topknot pigeons

  1. A large pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus, native to eastern Australia.
  2. colloquialA medium-sized pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes, of Australia, having a pointed crest.

    A top-knot pigeon (Crested Pigeon), safe in its tangle of mimosa, breathes its little call of warning: `F'uff!'

    1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 52

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
crested pigeon

Translations

Finnish nutturakyyhky
  • nutturakyyhkyLopholaimus antarcticus
Polish siwiec
  • siwiecLopholaimus antarcticus
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APA

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

MLA

“topknot pigeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topknot%20pigeon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topknot pigeon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topknot%20pigeon.

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