Columba

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 See also 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Related terms 2.2.3 Translations

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From Latin columba (“‘dove, pigeon’”)

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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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• Columbidae
• Columbinae

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From Latin columba (“‘dove, pigeon’”)

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Singular Columba

Plural -

Columba

1. 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. (astronomy) 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.

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• Columbae

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Calum Colm Columb

Columbia Columbus Malcolm

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