English carrier Uncommon

Origin: French suffix -ier

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

Columba livia domestica, an old breed of fancy pigeon (with huge beak wattles and eye ceres, similar to the Barb and Dragoon), developed in England and Scotland from ancestors imported from the Middle East.

See Also

dragoon spaniard domestica kings of doos fancy pigeon persian wattle pigeon king of doos ancestor

Related Terms

dragoon spaniard domestica kings of doos fancy pigeon persian wattle pigeon king of doos ancestor old english carrier england barb horseman carrier carrier pigeon columba livia racer middle east beak wattle homing pigeon racing pigeon

Rhyming Words

hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier

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