passenger pigeon

Definition of passenger pigeon

1.(Zool.) A once common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes migratorius), now extinct. It was so called on account of its extensive migrations.

Related Words

Ectopistes, Ectopistes migratorius, genus Ectopistes, pigeon
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