bronzewing

See also: bronze-wing

English

Alternative forms

• bronze-wing

Etymology

bronze +‎ wing

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɒnzˌwɪŋ/

Noun

bronzewing (plural bronzewings)

1. Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.

Synonyms

• bronze pigeon
• bronzewing pigeon

Derived terms

• New Guinea bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons)
• New Britain bronzewing (Henicophaps foersteri)
• common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
• brush bronzewing (Phaps elegans)
• flock bronzewing (Phaps histrionica)

Translations

pigeon of the genus Henicophaps or Phaps

• Finnish: pronssikyyhky (genus Henicophaps), pensaskyyhky (genus Phaps)