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      pigeon
      noun
      (countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
      (uncountable) The meat from this bird.
      (countable, Canada, US, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
      (countable, politics) A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
      (countable, Australia, military slang) A weak or useless person.
      (countable) A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
      A surname.
      A number of places in the United States:
      An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
      Two townships in Indiana, in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.
      A village in Winsor Township, Huron County, Michigan.
      An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, named after Pigeon Run.
      A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
      (archaic, idiomatic, UK, informal) Concern or responsibility.
      verb
      (transitive) To deceive with a confidence game.
      Roots
      pipiopigeon- · Latin · young chirping bird
      Synonyms for pigeon
      dovensquabnbirdnfowlnpheasantnwildfowlnduckngoosenquailnwaterfowln
      Words related to pigeon
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