## Meanings
1. A common grey bird with a plump body and short legs, often seen in towns and cities.
2. An easy victim who is tricked or cheated, especially in a scam.

## Examples
- A flock of pigeons gathered to peck at the crumbs on the pavement.
- The con artists picked their pigeon carefully before starting the swindle.

## Derived Forms
- antipigeon
- carrier-pigeon
- pib
- pibbin
- pidge
- pigeon-blood
- pigeon-breasted
- pigeon-chested
- pigeon-fancier
- pigeon-hearted
- pigeon-hole
- pigeon-holing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pygeoun
- Root: pyjon
- Root: pipio

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjonbor. Middle English pygeoun English pigeon Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.

## AI Etymology
Pigeon is inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove. In present-day use, it can mean a common grey bird with a plump body and short legs, often seen in towns and cities, or an easy victim who is tricked or cheated, especially in a scam. Derived formations include antipigeon, carrier-pigeon, pib, pibbin, pidge.

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