Sentence examples for columbiform from inspiring English sources

Columbiform (order Columbiformes), any member of the group of birds that contains the pigeons, doves, dodoes, and solitaires.

Columbiform, (order Columbiformes), any member of the group of birds that contains the pigeons, doves, dodoes, and solitaires.

Types of columbiform birds.

The earliest known pigeon is Gerandia calcaria from the early Miocene of France (about 23 million years ago), although the suborder probably arose in the Australasian region, where the greatest variety of modern columbiforms is found.