Complete Definition of "Columba"

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Translingual

Etymology
L. columba, "dove, "pigeon"

Proper noun
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Columba

  1. zoology: A zoological name at the rank of genus in the family Columbidae. The doves and pigeons belong to the large genus Columba.

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See also
Columbidae
Columbinae


English
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Etymology
From L. term|columba||a dove|lang=la

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. w:Columba|St. Columba of Iona (Old Irish Columb Cille, meaning "Dove of the church"); one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
  2. Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
  3. constellation A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove. It was introduced by Augustin Royer in 1679, as a split from the constellation Canis Major.

Related terms
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Calum
Colm
Columb
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Columbia
Columbus
Malcolm

Translations
trans-top|constellation
French: Colombe f
German: Taube f
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Russian: �ол�б�
Spanish: Columba
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