Meanings
nouncollared dove (plural collared doves)
plural collared doves
- A bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.
Synonyms: Eurasian collared dove
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.
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Origin
From the fact that the species is a dove with a black collar around its neck.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فَاخِتَة
- فَاخِتَة (fāḵita)collared dove
Bulgarian гугущук, гугутка
- гугущук (guguštuk)collared dove
- гугутка (gugutka)collared dove
Czech hrdlička zahradní
- hrdlička zahradnícollared dove
Danish tyrkerdue
- tyrkerduecollared dove
Dutch Turkse tortel
- Turkse tortelcollared dove
Finnish turkinkyyhky
- turkinkyyhkycollared dove
French tourterelle turque
- tourterelle turquecollared dove
German Türkentaube
- Türkentaubecollared dove
Greek δεκαοχτούρα
- δεκαοχτούρα (dekaochtoúra)collared dove
Hungarian balkáni gerle
- balkáni gerlecollared dove
Irish fearán baicdhubh
- fearán baicdhubhcollared dove
Italian tortora dal collare orientale
- tortora dal collare orientalecollared dove
Norwegian tyrkerdue
- tyrkerduecollared dove
Persian یاکریم
- یاکریم (yâ-karim)collared dove
Polish sierpówka, sierpówka zwyczajna
- sierpówkacollared dove
- sierpówka zwyczajnacollared dove
Portuguese rola-turca
- rola-turcacollared dove
Romanian guguștiuc, porumbel-turcesc
- guguștiuccollared dove
- porumbel-turcesccollared dove
Russian ко́льчатая го́рлица
- ко́льчатая го́рлица (kólʹčataja górlica)collared dove
Spanish tórtola turca
- tórtola turcacollared dove
Swedish turkduva
- turkduvacollared dove
Turkish halkalı kumru
- halkalı kumrucollared dove
Ukrainian го́рлиця
- го́рлиця (hórlycja)collared dove
Cite this entry
APA
collared dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collared%20dove
MLA
“collared dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collared%20dove. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collared dove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collared%20dove.
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