English Carrier
Noun

English Carrier (plural English Carriers)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms: Carrier, Carrier Pigeon, English Carrier Pigeon, The King of Pigeons, The King of the Doos, Old English Carrier, Old English Carrier Pigeon
Translations
  • French: pigeon carrier, carrier, (from the Origin of Species translation) Pigeon Messager anglais (pigeon messager anglais), (from the Origin of Species translation) Messager anglais (messager anglais), (from the Origin of Species translation) Messager (messager)
  • German: Carriertaube, Karriertaube, Carrier, Karrier, (older term) Englische Bagdette, (older term) Englische Botentaube



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