crop milk

noun

A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.

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Meanings

nouncrop milk (countable and uncountable, plural crop milks)

plural crop milks

  1. countableuncountableA semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.

Translations

Danish kromælk, duemælk
  • kromælk“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • duemælk“milk” from a bird’s crop
Esperanto kropolakto, kolombolakto
  • kropolakto“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • kolombolakto“milk” from a bird’s crop
French lait de jabot, lait de pigeon
  • lait de jabot“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • lait de pigeon“milk” from a bird’s crop
German Kropfmilch, Taubenmilch
  • Kropfmilch“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • Taubenmilch“milk” from a bird’s crop
Italian latte del gozzo, latte di piccione
  • latte del gozzo“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • latte di piccione“milk” from a bird’s crop
Norwegian Bokmål kromelk, kromjølk
  • kromelk“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • kromjølk“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • duemelk“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • duemjølk“milk” from a bird’s crop
Polish ptasie mleczko
  • ptasie mleczko“milk” from a bird’s crop
Portuguese leite de papo, leite de pombo
  • leite de papo“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • leite de pombo“milk” from a bird’s crop
Russian зо́бное молоко́, пти́чье молоко́
  • зо́бное молоко́ (zóbnoje molokó)“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • пти́чье молоко́ (ptíčʹje molokó)“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • голуби́ное молоко́ (golubínoje molokó)“milk” from a bird’s crop
Spanish leche de buche
  • leche de buche“milk” from a bird’s crop
Swedish krävmjölk, duvmjölk
  • krävmjölk“milk” from a bird’s crop
  • duvmjölk“milk” from a bird’s crop
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