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passenger pigeon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the extinct species †Ectopistes migratorius, formerly endemic to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ectopistes migratorius

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pigeon

History

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: странстващ гълъб (stranstvašt gǎlǎb) — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅鴿 /旅鸽 (lǚgē) — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Choctaw: putchee nashoba — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Czech: holub stěhovavý — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Danish: vandredue — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Danish: amerikanske vandredue — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Dutch: trekduif — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Esperanto: migrokolombo — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Finnish: muuttokyyhky — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • French: tourte voyageuse — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • French: pigeon migrateur — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • French: colombe voyageuse — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • German: Wandertaube — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Hebrew: יונה נודדת — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Hungarian: vándorgalamb — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Icelandic: flökkudúfa — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Indonesian: merpati penumpang — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Italian: piccione migratore — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Italian: colomba migratrice — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Japanese: 旅行鳩 (ryokōbato) — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Lithuanian: keleivis karvelis — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Miami: mimia — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Mohawk: oriteʼkó꞉wa — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Munsee: amimi — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vandredue — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Ojibwe: omiimii — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Polish: gołąb wędrowny — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Portuguese: pombo-passageiro — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Potawatomi: mimi — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Russian: странствующий го́лубь (stranstvujuščij gólubʹ) — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Seneca: jahgowa — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Slovak: holub sťahovavý — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Spanish: paloma migratoria — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Swedish: vandringsduva — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Ukrainian: мандрівний голуб (mandrivnyj holub) — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius
  • Unami: amimi — an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius