Phrase Hound found 113 phrases and 44 compound words that contain pigeon. The most common are listed below. Open pigeon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 113
- wood pigeonAny of several related species of pigeon in the family Columbidae, particularly the genus Columba:
- passenger pigeonA bird of the extinct species †Ectopistes migratorius, formerly endemic to North America.
- pigeon peaA tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
- carrier pigeonA domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination.
- homing pigeonA variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.
- rock pigeonA rock dove (Columba livia).
- stool pigeonA pigeon tied to a stool by a piece of twine, used as a decoy to entice free-flying birds to the ground to be shot or trapped.
- sea pigeonThe black guillemot (Cepphus grylle).
- feral pigeonA variety of rock pigeon, Columba livia domestica, that has reverted to the wild and adapted itself to living in urban or rural areas.
- clay pigeonA flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
- pigeon holeAlternative form of pigeonhole: One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- pigeon racingThe sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons (racing pigeons), which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.
- green pigeonAny member of the genus Treron of the pigeon family.
- stock pigeonA pigeon of species Columba oenas, of western Eurasia.
- pigeon loftAn outbuilding used for housing and breeding pigeons; a dovecote.
- tooth-billed pigeonAny of species Didunculus strigirostris of large pigeon found on Samoa.
- crested pigeonA pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia.
- pigeon fancierA person who keeps pigeons as pets.
- crowned pigeonAny of various species of large, ground-feeding, pigeons of the New Guinea genus Goura, distinguished by elaborate crests.
- pigeon guillemotA species of guillemot endemic to the Pacific Ocean, Cepphus columba.
- pigeon-toedHaving toes that point inwards.
- New Zealand pigeonAny of species Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae of large pigeons native to New Zealand.
- city pigeonA feral pigeon living in an urban environment (Columba livia forma urbana).
- Pigeon ForgeA resort town in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
- Pigeon IslandAn island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Compound words 44
- pigeonholeOne of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- antipigeonOpposing or countering pigeons.
- pigeoniteAny monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.
- pigeonableCapable of being deceived; gullible.
- pigeonberryThe red berry of Rivina humilis, a flowering plant in the pigeonberry family Petiveriaceae.
- pigeondomThe world or sphere of pigeons.
- pigeoneerOne who trains pigeons.
- pigeonerA person who hunts pigeons.
- pigeonfootA dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).
- pigeongrassAny of various grasses of the genus Setaria.