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Meaning of passenger pigeon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bird of the extinct species †Ectopistes migratorius, formerly endemic to North America.

Equivalents

Deutsch Wandertaube
Español paloma migratoria
Suomi muuttokyyhky
Français colombe voyageuse pigeon migrateur tourte voyageuse
Magyar vándorgalamb
Íslenska flökkudúfa
Italiano colomba migratrice piccione migratore
日本語 旅行鳩
Nederlands trekduif
Português pombo-passageiro
Русский странствующий го́лубь

Examples

“Martha was a remnant of a species that had once dominated North America; it is estimated that there were as many as four billion – yes, billion – passenger pigeons when the Europeans arrived.”
“Revive & Restore⟳, a branch of the Long Now Foundation, is currently attempting to de-extinct the passenger pigeon in a project called The Great Comeback.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

passenger princess passenger seat passenger ship passenger train passenger virus Passengers

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