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Columba   /kˌoʊlˈəmbə/   Listen
Columba

noun
1.
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum.  Synonym: Dove.
2.
Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons.  Synonym: genus Columba.



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"Columba" Quotes from Famous Books



... in my iudgement, a great deale bigger then Cyprus: on that side towards the Indies lying Westward is the citie called Columba, which is a hold of the Portugales, but without walles or enimies. It hath towards the Sea a free port, the awfull king of that Iland is in Colombo, and is turned Christian, and maintained by the king of Portugall, being depriued of his kingdome. The king of the Gentiles, to whom this kingdome ...
— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, - and Discoveries of The English Nation, Volume 9 - Asia, Part 2 • Richard Hakluyt


Words linked to "Columba" :   bandtail, cushat, rock dove, family Columbidae, bird genus, rock pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, constellation, wood pigeon, Columbidae, ringdove, band-tail pigeon


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