“colombophile”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

colombophile

释义

colombophile, n. and a.|kəˈlʌmbəʊfaɪl|
[Fr.]
A. n. A pigeon-fancier.
B. adj. Pigeon-fancying; of or pertaining to pigeon-fanciers. Hence coˌlomboˈphilia, pigeon-fancying.
1890Homing News 3 Jan. 3/1 Colombophile world.Ibid. 31 Jan. 55/1 Eggs laid in the baskets during transit by train..are often greatly prized by some colombophiles.1896Westm. Gaz. 20 Feb. 8/2 The Battersea colombophile, whose pigeons..are set at liberty and allowed to fly home.1958Punch 3 Nov. 40/3 Such a colombophile triumph could not pass unremarked.1964Economist 15 Aug. 650/1 No single body..covers all aspects of colombophilia in Britain.

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