German

Noun

Brieftaube f ‎(genitive Brieftaube, plural Brieftauben)

1. A homing pigeon (racing pigeon, homer) is a breed or variety of domestic pigeon with a strong homing instinct that is used as a message courier or in the sport of pigeon racing.

Synonyms

• Posttaube
• Reisebrieftaube
• Reisetaube

Hypernyms

• Taube

Hyponyms

• Brieftäuber
• Brieftäubin

Derived terms