单词 | spot pigeon |
释义 | > as lemmasspot pigeon ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > spot pigeon spot1676 spot pigeon1783 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 615 Spot Pigeon. This is remarkable, from having on the forehead, above the bill, a spot, which is of the same colour as the tail. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants II. xxvi. 350 The Spot pigeon is characterised by the whole plumage being white. 1908 Proc. Zool. Soc. 18 Feb. 68 As a Spot pigeon was not readily obtainable, a black and white Nun pigeon was substituted. < as lemmas |
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