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    carrier pigeon

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈcarrier ˌpigeon noun [countable]  HBBa pigeon (=type of bird) that has been trained to carry messages 信鸽
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    carrier pigeon• The first correct entry to be drawn at random will be notified by phone and the Guitarist carrier pigeon will do the rest.
    ˈcarrier ˌpigeon nounChineseSyllable
    trained been has of to (=type a pigeon Corpus that bird)


    carrier pigeon
    ˈcarrier ˌpigeon noun [countable]
    a pigeon (=type of bird) that has been trained to carry messages


    carrier pigeonBrE /ˈkæriə pɪdʒɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæriər pɪdʒɪn/ 🔊 nouna pigeon (= a type of bird) that has been trained to carry messages 信鸽