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Webster 1913 Edition
Bronzewing
Bronze′wingˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
An Australian pigeon of the genus
Phaps
, of several species; – so called from its bronze plumage. Definition 2024
bronzewing
bronzewing
See also: bronze-wing
English
Alternative forms
Noun
bronzewing (plural bronzewings)
- Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
Synonyms
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
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