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homing pigeon

–noun
any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.

Origin:
1885–90
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hom·ing pigeon   (hō'mĭng)
n.  A pigeon trained to return to its home roost.
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