pigeon Definition

any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage; especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world

a young woman

an easy mark : dupe

an object of special concern : accepted business or interest

a deformity of the chest marked by sharp projection of the sternum

merlin —used for one of North America

timid, cowardly

a leguminous shrubby herb (Cajanus cajan) with trifoliate leaves, yellow flowers, and flattened pods that is much cultivated especially in the tropics; also : its small highly nutritious seed

having the toes and forefoot turned inward

a pigeon used to carry messages; especially : homing pigeon

any of a breed of large long-bodied show pigeons

a saucer-shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting

a racing pigeon trained to return home