Associations to the word «Ectopistes»

Wiktionary

ECTOPISTES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae   — Ectopistes migratorius, the recently extinct passenger pigeon.
ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae   — the passenger pigeon, recently extinct.

Dictionary definition

ECTOPISTES, noun. A genus of Columbidae.

Wise words

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