noun
Meaning 1
Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
columbid
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/kəˈlʌm.bɪd/
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rhymes with -ʌmbɪd
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Columbid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.