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Columba

noun

A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum. Synonym: Dove.

Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons. Synonym: genus Columba.

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"Columba" Quotes from Famous Books

... forgotten clans, while a much higher degree of art is shown in the regular and even delicate designs traced on the numerous old crosses still standing. In olden days Iona was counted sacred ground after the landing of St. Columba in 563, and its fame even extended to Sweden and Denmark, whose kings at one time were brought here for interment. We were fortunate in having a fine day, the sky being clear and the sea perfectly smooth. We were thus enabled to make landing ...

— British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car - Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, - Wales And Scotland • Thomas D. Murphy

... Carmichael is on his first venture!" Even Dr. Dowbiggin, of St. Columba's, Muirtown, grew enthusiastic to his wife in the privacy of their bedchamber on a sacramental visit, and every one knows that the Doctor was a responsible man, ministering to four bailies and making ...

— Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers • Ian Maclaren

Words linked to "Columba" : Columbidae, wood pigeon, band-tail pigeon, bandtail, ringdove, cushat, constellation, rock pigeon, family Columbidae, band-tailed pigeon, bird genus, rock dove