green pigeon

noun

: any of numerous chiefly tropical Old World fruit doves with green plumage and feathered tarsi

called also fruit pigeon

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green pigeon was in 1698

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“Green pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pigeon. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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