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passenger pigeon
noun
: an extinct but formerly abundant North American migratory pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
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Co-founder and tour guide Hannah Michelle Brower says the tour will be a historical journey exploring passenger pigeons and the Lenape people, as well as looking at how the arrival of European colonizers accelerated commercial exploitation and ultimately contributed to the extinction of the bird.
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Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Thousands of passenger pigeons were shot in the countryside and taken to urban markets by the wagonload.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
In 1914 Martha, the world’s last passenger pigeon, died in Cincinnati.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
Some, like the passenger pigeon, were extinct.
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Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Thousands of passenger pigeons were shot in the countryside and taken to urban markets by the wagonload.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
In 1914 Martha, the world’s last passenger pigeon, died in Cincinnati.
—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
Some, like the passenger pigeon, were extinct.
—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for passenger pigeon
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“Passenger pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20pigeon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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