A variety of domestic pigeon characterized by the habit or faculty of turning over and over backwards during its flight.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > tumbler (7) tumbler1678 A variety of domestic pigeon characterized by the habit or faculty of turning over and over backwards during its flight. tumbler pigeon1688 almond1735 = almond tumbler n. at compounds 3. Obsolete. almond tumbler1765 a variety of tumbler pigeon having almond-coloured feathers in the hackle. tippler1847 A variety of tumbler pigeon: see quot. 1879. kite1867 Name for a variety of the Almond Tumbler pigeon, having black plumage with the inner webs of the quill-feathers passing into red or yellow. roller1867 Either of two breeds of fancy pigeon developed from the tumbler which perform rapid backward somersaults in flight; a pigeon of such a breed… |
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