bronzewing

See also: bronze-wing

English

Alternative forms

bronze-wing

Etymology

bronze +‎ wing

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɒnzˌwɪŋ/

Noun

bronzewing (plural bronzewings)

Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.

Synonyms

bronze pigeon
bronzewing pigeon

Derived terms

Translations

pigeon of the genus Henicophaps or Phaps

Finnish: pronssikyyhky (genus Henicophaps), pensaskyyhky (genus Phaps)

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