Definition for fruit pigeon - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	fruit pigeon (fruit pi¦geon) noun a fruit-eating pigeon occurring in the Old World tropics. Compare with fruit dove. a relative of the imperial pigeons occurring in New Guinea (genus Ducula, family Columbidae). a green pigeon occurring in Africa (genus Treron, family Columbidae).		More words in this category butcher-bird dowitcher drongo garden warbler golden eagle gowk grasshopper warbler harrier hawk heron hoatzin meadow pipit moorhen saddleback sand plover serin stint 2 stitchbird tragopan tyrant flycatcher wrentit Nearby Words fruit cake fruit cocktail fruit cup fruit dove fruit drop fruit fly fruit gum fruit loop fruit machine fruit pigeon fruit salad fruit sugar fruit tree fruitage fruitarian fruitcrow fruited fruiter fruiterer