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homing pigeon

[ hoh-ming pij-uhn ]

noun

  1. any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.

homing pigeon

noun

  1. any breed of pigeon developed for its homing instinct, used for carrying messages or for racing Also calledhomer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homing pigeon1

First recorded in 1885–90

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