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Pigeon

/pˈɪdʒən/
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(noun) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; one can fly and the other cannot.
In other words, the field of the magnet is near the pigeon's head.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ landed on the windowsill and pecked at the crumbs left from the morning's breakfast.

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