Carneau

noun

Car·​neau

(ˈ)kär¦nō

plural Carneaux

-ō(z)

also Carneaus

-ōz

: a pigeon of a popular stocky close-feathered utility breed producing large squabs freely, the preferred colors being reddish and white

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Etymology

French

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