街鸽

街鴿
jiēgē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 street pigeon; feral rock dove (Columba livia) living in urban areas

Examples

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō jiēgē zài mìshí.
There are lots of street pigeons foraging in the square.
Jiēgē yǐjīng wánquán shìyìngle chéngshì shēnghuó.
Street pigeons have completely adapted to city life.

Tips

usage
街鸽 is the feral descendant of domesticated rock doves — the Trafalgar Square / Venice San Marco pigeon. In Chinese cities 街鸽 is distinguished from (domestic homing pigeons) and (wild rock dove).

Stroke Order

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