Etymologies
- From a folk belief that pigeons raise two eggs at the same time, a male and a female. (Wiktionary)
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pigeon pair’.
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pigeons and doves
309 species of pigeon according to
Animal (DK),pigeons produce crop
milk.Thirty-two pigeons have been decorated with the Dickin Medal.
Colloquial responsibility; concern: that's h...Columbidae, squab, rock dove, feral rock pigeon, crop milk, dove, wood pigeon, pink pigeon, eurasian collared..., mourning dove, magnificent fruit..., New zealand pigeon and 131 more...
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Special Beasts
I'm looking for compounds or phrases where the character of an animal is essential to the meaning, yet the term is usable in general conversation.
scapegoat, bull market, sacred cow, bear market, hangdog, cat o' nine tails, clothes horse, mousey, donkey drop, black sheep, horseplay, ducks and drakes and 94 more...
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Wirds of a Feather
Phrases and figures of speech in which birds are featured. Or feathers. Or such like.
a little bird tol..., to have an albatr..., birds of a feathe..., in the catbird seat, cold turkey, to cook one's goose, don't count your ..., to have one's duc..., to eat crow, a feather in one'..., for the birds, flip the bird and 122 more...
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swordnik Derives from the fact that pigeons tend to have broods with one male and one female chick. Jun 25, 2011