Columba

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A genus of birds that includes the common city pigeon

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Oideas Gael is located in Gleann Cholmeille (Glen of Columba), one of the more secluded and unapproachable Gaeltachtai in southwest Donegal.

Examples

St. Columba founded a monastery on the island of Iona in Scotland.
This Columba livia domestica proves those studies correct.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash (2018)
Variation in the abundance of an exotic bird species, the rock pigeon (Columba livia), at random sites in Baltimore.

Academic text (2008)
(Both the Zenaida dove and the city, or rock, pigeon—Columba livia—belong to the family Columbidae.)

Academic text (1996)
Ivy Giizhig gathered with the other Anishinaabe women in the cool air of the large open-room basement of St. Columba's to make sweetgrass baskets and listen to the words of Father Vincent.

Academic text (2009)
The efforts of Columba greatly contributed to the spread of Christianity in the region.
Many legends about St. Columba illustrate his role in early Scottish history.

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A large wild pigeon that lives in western North America and has a band on its tail

Columba livia

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A pale grey pigeon with black stripes on its wings that many pet pigeons come from

Columba main

The scientific name Columba comes from the Latin columba meaning 'dove', which is why it is the name for the group of true pigeons.