Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homing pigeon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: hom-ing pi-geon
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"“What I mean is, just stick around and you'll probably find the thing.” “You think it will return?” “I do.” “Like a homing pigeon?” “That's the idea.”"
"In her telling, she sought Musk out after the deal closed, pressing him to meet and discuss how she could make NBCUniversal a bigger media partner “via email, text, I may have been considering a homing pigeon”."

Inflected Forms

homing pigeons (plural)

Phrases

pigeon band pigeon breeder pigeon breeding pigeon clock pigeon fancier pigeon fancy pigeon loft pigeon post

Frequently Paired Words

pigeon pigeon band pigeon breeder pigeon breeding pigeon clock pigeon fancier pigeon fancy pigeon loft

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does homing pigeon mean?: 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.

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