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Definition of
wood pigeon noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
wood pigeon
noun
/ˈwʊd pɪdʒɪn/
/ˈwʊd pɪdʒɪn/
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a bird of the
pigeon
family, that lives in woods and fields rather than in cities
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Birds
c2
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wood pigeon
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