Columbae

plural noun

Co·​lum·​bae

kəˈləmbē

: a suborder of birds (order Columbiformes) consisting of the doves and pigeons and the extinct dodo and solitaire

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, plural of columba

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