ground-pigeon

ground-pigeon
groundˈ-dove or groundˈ-pigeon noun
Any of various small American pigeons that spend much of their time on the ground
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ground-pigeon see ↑ground-dove above.
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  • Ground pigeon — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ground pigeon — noun : any of numerous pigeons that live largely on the ground (as the tooth billed pigeon and the crowned pigeons) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thick-billed Ground-pigeon — Taxobox name = Thick billed Ground pigeon status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Trugon species = T. terrestris binomial = Trugon terrestris… …   Wikipedia

  • thick-billed ground-pigeon — storasnapiai balandžiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Trugon angl. thick billed ground pigeon vok. Erdtaube, f rus. толстоклювый голубь, m pranc. trugon, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – karveliai siauresnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • thick-billed ground-pigeon — storasnapis balandis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Trugon terrestris angl. thick billed ground pigeon vok. Erdtaube, f rus. толстоклювый голубь, m pranc. trugon terrestre, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – storasnapiai… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • ground — (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of the earth; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground angling — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground annual — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground ash — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground bailiff — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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