Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nutmeg pigeon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: nut-meg pi-geon
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.

Example Sentences

"It is the same species which in the island of Banda is called the nutmeg-pigeon, from its habit of devouring the fruits, the seed or nutmeg being thrown up entire and uninjured."

Etymology

So called from its feeding upon the fruit of the nutmeg tree.

Inflected Forms

nutmeg pigeons (plural)

Phrases

white nutmeg pigeon

Synonyms

Torresian imperial pigeon

Questions

What does nutmeg pigeon mean?: Synonym of Torresian imperial pigeon.
Where does nutmeg pigeon come from?: So called from its feeding upon the fruit of the nutmeg tree.

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