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Co*lum"ba (?), n. (Med.)
See Calumba.

||Co*lum"bæ (?), n. pl.; [L.
columba pigeon.] (Zoöl.) An order of
birds, including the pigeons.

||Col`um*ba"ri*um (?), n.;
pl. L. Columbaria (#) [L. See
Columbary.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a)
A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A
sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary
urns.

Col"um*ba*ry (?), n.; pl.
Columbaries (#). [L. columbarium, fr.
columba a dove.] A dovecote; a pigeon house.
Sir T. Browne.

Co*lum"bate (?), n. [Cf. F.
colombate. See Columbium.] (Chem.) A
salt of columbic acid; a niobate. See Columbium.

Co*lum"batz fly` (?). [From Kolumbatz, a
mountain in Germany.] (Zoöl.) See Buffalo
fly, under Buffalo.

||Col`um*bel"la (?), n. [NL., dim.
of L. columba a dove. So called from a fancied resemblance
in color and form, of some species.] (Zoöl.) A
genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas.


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