columbid

noun

a member of the bird family Columbidae

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌm.bɪd/

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Columbid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae.