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Columbinae
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Translingual
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Etymology
mul Columba inae
Proper noun
subfamily family Columbidae typical doves and pigeons
Usage notes
Research suggests that this is likely a paraphyletic group that would have to lose most if its members to be made into a more phylogenetically satisfactory monophyletic group of core genera that included Columba genus.
Hypernyms
family
Hyponyms
family Columbini tribe, Zenaidini tribe tribes
Columba genus type genus; Nesoenas genus, Macropygia genus, Turacoena genus, Reinwardtoena genus, Streptopelia genus, Patagioenas genus, Spilopelia genus, †Ectopistes genus; Starnoenas genus, Geotrygon genus, Leptotrygon genus, Leptotila genus, Zenaida genus, Zentrygon genus genera assigned to tribes in Columbinae
Caloenas genus, Chalcophaps genus, Claravis genus, Columbina genus, Gallicolumba genus, Geopelia genus, Geophaps genus, Henicophaps genus, Leucosarcia genus, Metriopelia genus, Ocyphaps genus, Oena genus, Petrophassa genus, Phaps genus, Trugon genus, Turtur genus, Uropelia genus, †Arenicolumba genus, †Microgoura genus other genera in Columbinae
Further reading
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