trumpeter pigeon

English

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Etymology

From trumpeter +‎ pigeon.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌmpətɚ ˈpɪdʒən/

Noun

trumpeter pigeon (plural trumpeter pigeons)

1. Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon, Columba livia domestica, descendants of the wild rock pigeon, Columba livia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves) (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").

Synonyms

• drummer, drummer pigeon, drum pigeon, drum-pigeon, trumpeter, Trumpeter

Related terms

(these trumpeter breeds are all members of Columba livia domestica)

• Altenburg trumpeter
• Arabian trumpeter
• Bernburg trumpeter
• Bokhara trumpeter
• Czech trumpeter
• Dresden trumpeter
• English trumpeter
• Franconian trumpeter
• German beak-crested trumpeter
• German double-crested trumpeter
• German fork-tailed trumpeter
• Harzburg trumpeter
• Russian trumpeter
• Saxon trumpeter
• Schmölln trumpeter (Schmoelln trumpeter, Schmolln trumpeter)
• Syrian trumpeter
• Vogtland trumpeter

Translations

trumpeter pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

• Dutch: trommelduif m or f
• French: pigeon tambour m
• German: (male or female) Trommeltaube f, (male) Trommeltäuber m, (female) Trommeltäubin f