trumpeter pigeon

English

Etymology

trumpeter +‎ pigeon

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌmpətɚ ˈpɪdʒən/

Noun

trumpeter pigeon (plural trumpeter pigeons)

Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon, Columba livia domestica, descendants of the wild rock pigeon, Columba livia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves) (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").

Synonyms

drummer, drummer pigeon, drum pigeon, drum-pigeon, trumpeter, Trumpeter

Related terms

(these trumpeter breeds are all members of Columba livia domestica)

Altenburg trumpeter
Arabian trumpeter
Bernburg trumpeter
Bokhara trumpeter
Czech trumpeter
Dresden trumpeter
English trumpeter
Franconian trumpeter
German beak-crested trumpeter
German double-crested trumpeter
German fork-tailed trumpeter
Harzburg trumpeter
Russian trumpeter
Saxon trumpeter
Schmölln trumpeter (Schmoelln trumpeter, Schmolln trumpeter)
Syrian trumpeter
Vogtland trumpeter

Translations

trumpeter pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

Dutch: trommelduif m or f
French: pigeon tambour m

German: (male or female) Trommeltaube f, (male) Trommeltäuber m, (female) Trommeltäubin f

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