homing pigeon

English - Turkish

Definition of homing pigeon in English Turkish dictionary

(Askeri) muhabere güvercini

posta güvercini

(Askeri) MUHABERE GÜVERCİNİ: Haber ulaştırmakta kullanılan güvercin. Çok defa, bu cins güvercine, yanlış olarak "carrier pigeon" denmektedir

haber güvercini

yuvasına dönen güvercin

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homingpigeon

posta güvercini

English - English

Definition of homing pigeon in English English dictionary

A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances

A racing pigeon trained to return home

carrier pigeon, pigeon that can be used to deliver messages because it has the ability to find its way home

pigeon trained to return home

A homing pigeon is a pigeon that is trained to return to a particular place, especially in races with other pigeons. a pigeon that is able to find its way home over long distances

Related Terms

homing pigeons

plural form of homing pigeon

A homing pigeon

homer

Hyphenation

hom·ing pi·geon

Turkish pronunciation

hōmîng pîcın

Synonyms

carrier pigeon, homer, messenger pigeon, racer, racing homer, racing pigeon

Pronunciation

/ˈhōməɴɢ ˈpəʤən/ /ˈhoʊmɪŋ ˈpɪʤən/

Etymology

() From homing + pigeon.