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- noun A pair of
twins , onemale and onefemale .
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From a folk belief that pigeons raise two eggs at the same time, a male and a female.
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swordnik commented on the word pigeon pair
Derives from the fact that pigeons tend to have broods with one male and one female chick.
June 25, 2011