scandaroon

noun

scan·​da·​roon

ˌskandəˈrün

plural -s

: a long-bodied long-legged domestic pigeon of the carrier type with a curved bill and solid-colored or varied plumage

Word History

Etymology

from Scandaroon, now İskenderon, seaport of southern Turkey

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