Meanings
plural common ground doves
- Columbina passerina, a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Synonyms: moaning dove, tobacco dove
Synonyms & antonyms
nounColumbina passerina, a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Origin
Because it spends the majority of its time on the ground walking (though it still has the ability to fly).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tórtora terrestre comuna
- tórtora terrestre comunaColumbina passerina
Dutch musduif
- musduifColumbina passerina
Finnish suomuvarpuskyyhky
- suomuvarpuskyyhkyColumbina passerina
French colombe à queue noire
- colombe à queue noireColumbina passerina
German Sperlingstäubchen
- SperlingstäubchenColumbina passerina
Portuguese rolinha-cinzenta
- rolinha-cinzentaColumbina passerina
Spanish tortolita azul, torcacita
- tortolita azulColumbina passerina
- torcacitaColumbina passerina
- coconitaColumbina passerina
- cocochaColumbina passerina
Cite this entry
common ground dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20ground%20dove
“common ground dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20ground%20dove. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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