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Word entry · 6 letters

pigeon

Best crossword clue

"Common grey city bird"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/Part of speech nounSorted eginopStarts with PEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.

Used in a sentence

  • Kalb rushed to the airport and found a "pigeon" to take out the film: an American woman headed for London.
  • It's their pigeon.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Common grey city bird6 letters
02City square bird6 letters

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