bronzewing

See also: bronze-wing

English

Alternative forms

• bronze-wing

Etymology

bronze +‎ wing

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)
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