homing pigeon - translation to greek
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homing pigeon - translation to greek

VARIETY OF DOMESTIC PIGEON SELECTIVELY BRED TO FIND ITS WAY HOME OVER EXTREMELY LONG DISTANCES
Carrier pigeon; Homing Pigeon; Carrier pigeons; Homing pigeons; Carrier Pigeon; Carrier-Pigeons; Carrier-pigeon; Messenger pigeon; Pigeon flying; Messenger pigeons; Mail pigeon
  • A modern day racing pigeon wearing an electronic timing ring
  • Dispatching of a message by carrier pigeon within the Swiss Army during World War I
  • RAF Bomber]] with homing pigeons nestled in niches as a means of emergency communications in the event of a crash, [[ditching]], or radio failure
  • A B-type bus from London converted into a pigeon loft for use in northern France and Belgium during the First World War
  • Stamp for early Pigeon-Gram Service
  • A group of homing pigeons in flight
  • A messenger pigeon on a house roof

homing pigeon         
ταχυδρομικό περιστέρι
carrier pigeon         
ταχυδρομικό περιστέρι
ταχυδρομικό περιστέρι         
carrier pigeon, homing pigeon

Definition

homing pigeon
(homing pigeons)
A homing pigeon is a pigeon that is trained to return to a particular place, especially in races with other pigeons.
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Wikipedia

Homing pigeon

The homing pigeon, also called the mail pigeon or messenger pigeon, is a variety of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) derived from the wild rock dove, selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. The rock dove has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its nest using magnetoreception. Flights as long as 1,800 km (1,100 miles) have been recorded by birds in competitive pigeon racing. Their average flying speed over moderate 965 km (600 miles) distances is around 97 km/h (60 miles per hour) and speeds of up to 160 km/h (100 miles per hour) have been observed in top racers for short distances.

Because of this skill, domesticated pigeons were used to carry messages as messenger pigeons. They are usually referred to as "pigeon post" if used in post service, or "war pigeon" during wars. Until the introduction of telephones, homing pigeons were used commercially to deliver communication.

Messenger pigeons are often incorrectly categorized as English Carrier pigeons, an ancient breed of fancy pigeons. They were used historically to send messages but lost the homing instinct long ago. Modern-day homing pigeons (homers) or racing pigeons (racing homers) do have "Carrier blood" in them because they are in part descendants of the old-style Carriers. This is one reason why they are still commonly but erroneously called "carrier pigeons".

Examples of use of homing pigeon
1. Valiant, a small but forceful fowl (voiced by Ewan McGregor), has aspirations to join the Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS) and serve Britain.
2. Like a homing pigeon with a very long memory, he returned when he learned that his wife had acquired two tickets to the Illinois ball.
3. Abdullah Al–Zamil, secretary–general of the Saudi Federation for Homing Pigeon Racing, said the federation has undertaken certain procedures to help prevent the disease from spreading and to ensure racing pigeons are not infected with the virus.
4. "The explosion was huge and happened in a crowded place." An 18–year–old homing pigeon vendor who was wounded expressed frustration at the unrelenting violence in the capital.
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