fruit dove

noun

Any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

“Fruit doves are colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves found in forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The genus comprises about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.”

Similar
fruit pigeon
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Meanings

nounfruit dove (plural fruit doves)

plural fruit doves · alternative fruit-dove

  1. Any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

    Fruit doves are colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves found in forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The genus comprises about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.

    Synonyms: fruit pigeon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

Similar
fruit pigeon

Translations

Catalan tilinop
  • tilinopdove in the genus Ptilinopus
Esperanto fruktokolombo, ptilinopo
  • fruktokolombodove in the genus Ptilinopus
  • ptilinopodove in the genus Ptilinopus
Finnish hedelmäkyyhky
  • hedelmäkyyhkydove in the genus Ptilinopus
French ptilope
  • ptilopedove in the genus Ptilinopus
German Flaumfußtaube, Fruchttaube
  • Flaumfußtaubedove in the genus Ptilinopus
  • Fruchttaubedove in the genus Ptilinopus
Polish owocożer
  • owocożerdove in the genus Ptilinopus
Welsh turtur ffrwythau
  • turtur ffrwythaudove in the genus Ptilinopus
Cite this entry
APA

fruit dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20dove

MLA

“fruit dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20dove. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruit dove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20dove.

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