单词 | tumbler pigeon |
释义 | tumbler pigeon (once / 184677 pages) n WORD FAMILY tumbler pigeon: tumbler pigeons USAGE EXAMPLESThere were the ducks and geese, and tumbler pigeons, fluttering down in great haste when Susan scattered corn. Richards, Rosalind, A Northern Countryside(2011) In the same way some of the best almond tumbler pigeons are bred from an almond cock mated to a yellow hen. Weir, Harrison, Our Cats and All About Them—Their V...(2011) The bird is so called from its way of occasionally rolling or turning over in its flight, somewhat after the fashion of a tumbler pigeon. Various, Birds, Illustrated by Color Photogr...(2010) n pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground Syn|Hyper roller, tumbler domestic pigeon domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
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