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pi·geon 1 P0292000 (pĭj′ən)n.1. Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties.2. Slang One who is easily swindled; a dupe.
[Middle English, from Old French pijon, probably from Vulgar Latin *pībiō, pībiōn-, alteration of Late Latin pīpiō, young chirping bird, squab, from pīpīre, to chirp.]
pi·geon 2 P0292000 (pĭj′ən)n. An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
[Alteration of pidgin.]pigeon (ˈpɪdʒɪn) n1. (Animals) any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes. See rock dove2. slang a victim or dupe[C14: from Old French pijon young dove, from Late Latin pīpiō young bird, from pīpīre to chirp]
pigeon (ˈpɪdʒɪn) ninformal Brit concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon)[C19: altered from pidgin]pi•geon (ˈpɪdʒ ən)
n. 1. any bird of the family Columbidae, having a plump body and small head, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails. Compare dove 1 (def. 1) . 2. Slang. a. a girl or young woman. b. a person who is easily fooled or cheated. [1350–1400; Middle English pejon young dove < Middle French pijon < Late Latin pīpiōnem, acc. of pīpiō squab, akin to pīpīre, pīpāre to chirp] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legscolumbiform bird - a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toesColumbidae, family Columbidae - doves and pigeonspouter pigeon, pouter - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed outdove - any of numerous small pigeonsColumba livia, rock dove, rock pigeon - pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descendedbandtail, band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, Columba fasciata - wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeonColumba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeon, ringdove - Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neckdomestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or foodsquab - an unfledged pigeonEctopistes migratorius, passenger pigeon - gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct |
pigeonnoun1. squab, bird, dove, culver (archaic) A pigeon settled on the window-sill.Related words
young squab
collective nouns flock, flightpigeonnounSlang. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.Informal: sucker.Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, sap.Chiefly British: mug.Translationspigeon (ˈpidʒən) noun any of several kinds of bird of the dove family. 鴿子 鸽子ˈpigeon-hole noun a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc. He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on. 多格架子 多格架子ˌpigeon-ˈtoed adjective (of a person or his manner of walking) with toes turned inwards. a pigeon-toed person/walk. 內八字腳的 足内翻的，内八字脚的
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clay pigeonA person who is easily exploited, deceived, or taken advantage of, especially due to being in a position of vulnerability. Likened to the clay pigeons (small clay discs) used as targets in trapshooting. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. He was used as a clay pigeon by the mafia, who laundered money through his accounts.See also: clay, pigeonbe (one's) pigeonTo be one's area of expertise or responsibility. I can't approve expense reports, but Betty can—that's her pigeon.See also: pigeonstool pigeonAn informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stool pigeon.See also: pigeon, stoolput the cat among the pigeonsTo do or say something that is likely to cause alarm, controversy, or unrest among a lot of people. Primarily heard in UK. The prime minister's casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably put the cat among the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum. We didn't want to put the cat among the pigeons, so we decided not to mention the bomb threat until we knew for certain that it was legitimate.See also: among, cat, pigeon, putset the cat among the pigeonsTo do or say something that is likely to cause alarm, controversy, or unrest among a lot of people. Primarily heard in UK. The prime minister's casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably set the cat among the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum. We didn't want to set the cat among the pigeons, so we decided not to mention the bomb threat until we knew for certain that it was legitimate.See also: among, cat, pigeon, setthrow the cat among the pigeonsTo do or say something that is likely to cause alarm, controversy, or unrest among a lot of people. The prime minister's casual remarks about the role of ethnicity in unemployment numbers has predictably thrown the cat among the pigeons on both sides of the political spectrum. We didn't want to throw the cat among the pigeons, so we decided not to mention the bomb threat until we knew for certain that it was legitimate.See also: among, cat, pigeon, throwpigeon-eyedslang Very drunk, especially to such a degree that one's senses have been heavily affected. He just sat at the bar for the whole night getting pigeon-eyed. Working in a 24-hour fast food restaurant in the middle of the city, you get pretty used to pigeon-eyed idiots coming in at all hours of the evening looking for junk food.clay pigeonA person easily duped or taken advantage of, as in You're a clay pigeon for all of those telephone fund-raisers. The term alludes to the clay pigeon of trapshooting, which replaced the use of live birds in this sport in the 1860s. Its transfer to figurative use in the first half of the 1900s probably is explained by the much older slang use of pigeon for "dupe." Also see fall guy. See also: clay, pigeonstool pigeonA decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor. This term alludes to a bird tied to a stool or similar perch in order to attract other birds, which will then be shot. However, one writer believes that stool is a variant for stale or stall, both nouns used for a decoy bird before 1500 or so. [c. 1820] See also: pigeon, stoolput the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons BRITISHIf a remark or action puts the cat among the pigeons or sets the cat among the pigeons, it causes trouble, worry or anger. The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing. Once again she set the cat among the pigeons, claiming that Michael was lying.See also: among, cat, pigeon, putbe someone's pigeon BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf something is your pigeon, you have to deal with it. I'm glad this is your pigeon rather than mine. Note: Originally this expression was `that's not my pidgin'. The word `pidgin' represents a 17th century Chinese pronunciation of the word `business'. The expression literally meant the same as `that's not my business'. See also: pigeona stool pigeon OLD-FASHIONEDA stool pigeon is someone who gives secret information to the police. There's nothing the mob hates more than a stool pigeon. Note: This expression is used to express disapproval. Note: This expression comes from the old practice of putting a wooden pigeon on a seat to trick other pigeons. See also: pigeon, stoolput (or set) the cat among the pigeons say or do something that is likely to cause trouble or controversy. British This expression was first recorded in J. Stevens 's New Spanish and English Dictionary ( 1706 ), where it is explained as referring to a man coming into the company of a group of women. The idiom flutter the dovecotes (see flutter) is based on the same idea of a group of pigeons as a tranquil or harmless community. 1998 New Scientist The…study has firmly put the cat among the pigeons by claiming that most of the therapeutic effects of expensive antidepressant pills…can be mimicked by dummy pills. See also: among, cat, pigeon, putbe someone's pigeon be someone's concern or affair. In this phrase, the word pigeon derives from pidgin , as in pidgin English , the term for a grammatically simplified form of a language used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgin itself represents a Chinese alteration of the English word ‘business’: it entered the English language with the meaning ‘occupation’ or ‘affair(s)’ in the early 19th century, emerging from the hybrid of English and other languages used at that time between Europeans and the Chinese for trading purposes.See also: pigeonput/set the cat among the ˈpigeons (British English, informal) do something that is likely to cause trouble: She told all the staff they would have to cancel their holidays, and that really set the cat among the pigeons.See also: among, cat, pigeon, put, setbe somebody’s pigeon (old-fashioned, British English) be somebody’s responsibility or business: Somebody needs to write a report on training for the manager, but it’s not my pigeon. ♢ Gustav will have to tell them first, it’s his pigeon.See also: pigeonclay pigeon n. a gullible person; a pigeon. (Underworld.) We need a clay pigeon to divert attention from the snatch. See also: clay, pigeonpigeon1. n. a dupe; a sucker; someone singled out to be cheated. (see also patsy.) There’s our pigeon now. Don’t let him see us sizing him up. 2. n. a good-looking girl or woman. Who was the dreamy little pigeon I saw you with last night? 3. Go to stool (pigeon).pigeon-eyed mod. alcohol intoxicated. Who is that pigeon-eyed guy over there who is having such a hard time standing up? stool (pigeon) and stoolie (ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən and ˈstuli) n. an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. I’m no stoolie! See also: pigeon, stoolpigeon
pigeon, common name for members of the large family Columbidae, land birds, cosmopolitan in temperate and tropical regions, characterized by stout bodies, short necks, small heads, and thick, heavy plumage. The names dove and pigeon are used interchangeably, though the former generally refers to smaller members of the family. All pigeons have soft swellings (ceres) at the base of the nostrils, feed their young with "pigeon's milk" regurgitated from the crops of the parents, and have specialized bills through which they can suck up water steadily, unlike other birds. They eat chiefly fruits and seeds. From ancient times, pigeons—especially homing pigeons, which are also used as racing birds—have been used for carrying messages. Although electronics has largely replaced them as messengers, they are still of experimental importance. It is thought that they may navigate by the sun. Monogamous and amorous, pigeons are known for their soft cooing calls. The most common American wild pigeon is the small, gray-brown mourning dove Zenaidura macroura (sometimes called turtledove), similar to the once abundant passenger pigeon, which was slaughtered indiscriminately and became extinct in 1914. Other wild American species are the band-tailed, red-billed, and white-crowned pigeons, all of the genus Columba, and the reddish brown ground-doves (genus Columbina). The Australasian region has two thirds of the 289 species of pigeons, of which the fruit pigeons are the most colorful and the gouras, or crowned pigeons, the largest (to 33 in./84 cm). In Europe the turtledove, rock pigeon or dove, stock dove, and ringdove or wood pigeon are common. The rock dove, Columba livia, of temperate Europe and W Asia is the wild progenitor of the common street and domestic pigeons. Domesticated varieties developed by selective breeding include the fantail, with numerous erectile tail feathers; the Jacobin, with a hoodlike ruff; the tumbler, which turns backward somersaults in flight; the pouter, with an enormous crop; and the quarrelsome carrier, with rosettelike eyes and nose wattles. Many species are valued as game birds; their close relationship to the Gallinae (e.g., pheasants and turkeys) is illustrated by the sand grouse, an Old World pigeon named for its resemblance to the grouse. In religion and art the dove symbolizes peace and gentleness, and in Greek mythology it was sacred to Aphrodite. The long-extinct dodododo,
a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent. The dodo was closely related to the Rodrigues solitaire, extinct flightless giant found on another island in the Mascarene Islands.
..... Click the link for more information. and Rodrigues solitaire were members of the pigeon family. Pigeons are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Columbiformes, family Columbidae. pigeon[′pij·ən] (vertebrate zoology) Any of various stout-bodied birds in the family Columbidae having short legs, a bill with a horny tip, and a soft cere. pigeon any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes MedicalSeepigeon-toedLegalSeedomesticFinancialSeeClocksuckerpigeon
Synonyms for pigeonnoun squabSynonymsSynonyms for pigeonnoun a person who is easily deceived or victimizedSynonyms- butt
- dupe
- fool
- gull
- lamb
- pushover
- victim
- sucker
- fall guy
- gudgeon
- mark
- monkey
- patsy
- sap
- mug
Words related to pigeonnoun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legsRelated Words- columbiform bird
- Columbidae
- family Columbidae
- pouter pigeon
- pouter
- dove
- Columba livia
- rock dove
- rock pigeon
- bandtail
- band-tail pigeon
- band-tailed pigeon
- Columba fasciata
- Columba palumbus
- cushat
- wood pigeon
- ringdove
- domestic pigeon
- squab
- Ectopistes migratorius
- passenger pigeon
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