COLUMBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Columba mean? 

• COLUMBA (noun)
  The noun COLUMBA has 2 senses:

1. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum

2. type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons

  Familiarity information: COLUMBA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLUMBA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Columba; Dove

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Columba; genus Columba

Hypernyms ("Columba" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Columba"):

Columba livia; rock dove; rock pigeon (pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended)

band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata (wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon)

Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon (Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck)

Holonyms ("Columba" is a member of...):

Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)

 Context examples 

A member of the Columbidae family of birds, most commonly referring to the species Columba livia.

(Pigeon, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This term most commonly refers to the species Columba livia, or rock pigeon.

(Pigeon, NCI Thesaurus)