"wood pigeon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wood pigeons [plural]
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  1. The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus. Categories (lifeform): Columbids Synonyms: woodpigeon, wood-pigeon Synonyms (Columba palumbus): culver, cushat, common woodpigeon, quist, zoozoo Translations (Columba palumbus): gugash [masculine] (Albanian), φάσσα (phássa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), وَرَشَان (warašān) [masculine] (Arabic), torcaz (Aragonese), torcazo (Aragonese), ܘܱܪܫܳܢܳܐ (waršānā) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), וַרְשָׁאנָא (waršānā) [masculine] (Aramaic), אוּרְשָׁנָא (uršānā) [masculine] (Aramaic), հավփալ (havpʻal) (Armenian), pagauso (Basque), гривяк (grivjak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tudó [masculine] (Catalan), кечал-кхокха (kečal-qoqa) (Chechen), holub hřivnáč [masculine] (Czech), ringdue [common-gender] (Danish), houtduif [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), sepelkyyhky (Finnish), ramier [masculine] (French), palombe [feminine] (French), pombo [masculine] (Galician), torcaza [feminine] (Galician), ქედანი (kedani) (Georgian), Ringeltaube (German), Holztaube (German), φάσσα (fássa) [feminine] (Greek), örvös galamb (Hungarian), colombaccio (Italian), 森鳩 (moribato) (alt: モリバト) (Japanese), дыркеп (dyrkep) (Kazakh), 숲비둘기 (supbidulgi) (Korean), palumbēs [common-gender] (Latin), Holtduuv [feminine] (Low German), cowschote (Middle English), pigeon ramyi [masculine] (Norman), pigeon sauvage [masculine] (Norman), ringdue [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ringdue [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ramièr (Occitan), wuduculfre [feminine] (Old English), قوسقوغوق (kuskuğuk) (Ottoman Turkish), فاخته (fahite, fahte) (Ottoman Turkish), ماسوچه (mâsuče) (Persian), grzywacz [masculine] (Polish), pombo torcaz [masculine] (Portuguese), porumbel gulerat [masculine] (Romanian), вя́хирь (vjáxirʹ) [masculine] (Russian), витю́тень (vitjútenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), calman-coille [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), grivnjaš [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), grivnaš [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), palumma [feminine] (Sicilian), palummu [masculine] (Sicilian), paloma torcaz [feminine] (Spanish), torcaz (Spanish), ringduva (Swedish), фохта (foxta) (Tajik), fotapijun (Volapük), ysguthan (Welsh)
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38 13 Disambiguation of 'Columba palumbus': 49 38 13
  2. Any of several related species of pigeon in the genus Columba.
    Sense id: en-wood_pigeon-en-noun-nm77aBAk Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 46 16 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 15 40
  3. A very large (up to 650 grams) species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Synonyms (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae): kereru, kererū, kūkū, kūkupa, New Zealand pigeon
    Sense id: en-wood_pigeon-en-noun-WC5QblVI Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 46 16 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 45 15 40 Disambiguation of 'Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae': 31 21 48

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          "word": "Holztaube"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "örvös galamb"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "colombaccio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "alt": "モリバト",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "moribato",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "森鳩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "dyrkep",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "дыркеп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "supbidulgi",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "숲비둘기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "enm",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "cowschote"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "pigeon ramyi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "ringdue"
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          "word": "ramièr"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "wuduculfre"
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          "roman": "kuskuğuk",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "قوسقوغوق"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "word": "فاخته"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "roman": "mâsuče",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "ماسوچه"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "grzywacz"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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          "word": "pombo torcaz"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "roman": "vjáxirʹ",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "вя́хирь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "roman": "vitjútenʹ",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "витю́тень"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "calman-coille"
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        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "grivnjaš"
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        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "paloma torcaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "torcaz"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "ringduva"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "foxta",
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          "word": "фохта"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "fotapijun"
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          "_dis1": "49 38 13",
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          "sense": "Columba palumbus",
          "word": "ysguthan"
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          "word": "kereru"
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          "_dis1": "31 21 48",
          "sense": "Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae",
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          "_dis1": "31 21 48",
          "sense": "Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae",
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          "_dis1": "31 21 48",
          "sense": "Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae",
          "word": "kūkupa"
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          "_dis1": "31 21 48",
          "sense": "Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae",
          "word": "New Zealand pigeon"
        }
      ]
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}
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    "Terms with Aramaic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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    "Terms with Chechen translations",
    "Terms with Classical Syriac translations",
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      "form": "wood pigeons",
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          "ref": "2024, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time, Sceptre, page 14:",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "quist"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gugash"
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "وَرَشَان"
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      "code": "an",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "torcaz"
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      "code": "an",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "torcazo"
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      "word": "ܘܱܪܫܳܢܳܐ"
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "havpʻal",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "հավփալ"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "pagauso"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "grivjak",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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      "word": "tudó"
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "кечал-кхокха"
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "holub hřivnáč"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "sepelkyyhky"
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ramier"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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      "word": "ქედანი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Ringeltaube"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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      "word": "örvös galamb"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "숲비둘기"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "nds",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "enm",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "cowschote"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "pigeon ramyi"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
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      "word": "ringdue"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "ramièr"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "wuduculfre"
    },
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kuskuğuk",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "قوسقوغوق"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "fahite, fahte",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "فاخته"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâsuče",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "ماسوچه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grzywacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pombo torcaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porumbel gulerat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vjáxirʹ",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вя́хирь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vitjútenʹ",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "витю́тень"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calman-coille"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grivnjaš"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grivnaš"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "palumma"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palummu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paloma torcaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "torcaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "ringduva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "foxta",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "фохта"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "fotapijun"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Columba palumbus",
      "word": "ysguthan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wood pigeon"
}

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