軍ぐん鳩きゅう

noun

carrier pigeon; war pigeon

Rare military term for a pigeon used in wartime communication. The more common word is 伝書鳩 (でんしょばと).

See also: 伝書鳩 (でんしょばと)

• 軍ぐん鳩きゅうは戦せん場じょうで重じゅう要ような伝でん令れい手しゅ段だんだった。

  War pigeons were an important means of communication on the battlefield.