Meanings
nounInca dove (plural Inca doves)
plural Inca doves
- Columbina inca, a small New World dove ranging from the southwestern United States to Central America.
Origin
Named after the Inca Empire, though it does not occur in any of those lands.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto inkaa kolombo
- inkaa kolomboColumbina inca
French colombe inca
- colombe incaColumbina inca
Japanese インカバト
- インカバト (Inka-dobu)Columbina inca
Polish łuskowiak aztecki
- łuskowiak azteckiColumbina inca
Russian и́нкская земляна́я горлица, земляна́я го́рлица-и́нка
- и́нкская земляна́я горлица (ínkskaja zemljanája gorlica)Columbina inca
- земляна́я го́рлица-и́нка (zemljanája górlica-ínka)Columbina inca
- воробьи́ная земляна́я го́рлица (vorobʹínaja zemljanája górlica)Columbina inca
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APA
Inca dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inca%20dove
MLA
“Inca dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inca%20dove. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inca dove,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inca%20dove.
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