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passenger pigeon

pas·sen·ger pi·geon (plural pas·sen·ger pi·geons)


noun 
Definition:
 
extinct pigeon: a migratory pigeon that was abundant in the early 19th century but became extinct in the early 20th century from hunting and forest clearance. Native to: North America.  Latin name Ectopistes migratorius.

[<passenger in the obsolete sense "migrating bird"]
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