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wood-pigeon en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of wood pigeon.
   alt of wood pigeon
   • If Sémiramis be a Wood-pigeon in Greece, it may, perchance have been an House-pigeon in the Countrey of Ajhur. 1671, John Gregory, Gregorii Opuscula : or, Notes & Observations upon some Passages of Scripture, with other learned Tracts, page 236:
   • ONE of the most interesting and controversial problems connected with the wood-pigeon is the huge winter flocks which many believe are reinforced by migrants or 'foreigners' from abroad. 1955, “Scottish Agriculture”, in Fisheries, volumes 35-36, Scotland: Department of Agriculture, page 209:
   • For a decade, up to 60% of the wood-pigeon population were removed each winter. 2001, Michael R. Conover, Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts, page 155:

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