rock dove

/ɹɒk dʌv/

noun

The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.

Similar
rock pigeonColumba livia
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Meanings

nounrock dove (plural rock doves)

plural rock doves

  1. The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.

    Synonyms: rock pigeon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe dove/pigeon species Columba livia.

Similar
rock pigeon

More synonyms by meaning

nounpale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended

Similar
rock pigeonColumba livia
Broader
pigeon
Also see
rock pigeon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek πέλεια
  • πέλεια (péleia)Columba livia
Arabic حَمَام طُورَانِيّ, حَمَام أَزْرَق
  • حَمَام طُورَانِيّ (ḥamām ṭūrāniyy)Columba livia
  • حَمَام أَزْرَق (ḥamām ʔazraq)Columba livia
Basque haitz-uso
  • haitz-usoColumba livia
Bulgarian скален гълъб
  • скален гълъб (skalen gălăb)Columba livia
Catalan colom roquer
  • colom roquerColumba livia
Czech holub skalní
  • holub skalníColumba livia
Danish klippedue
  • klippedueColumba livia
Dutch rotsduif, postduif
  • rotsduifColumba livia
  • postduifColumba livia
Esperanto rokkolombo, livio
  • rokkolomboColumba livia
  • livioColumba livia
Estonian kaljutuvi
  • kaljutuviColumba livia
Finnish kalliokyyhky
  • kalliokyyhkyColumba livia
French pigeon biset, biset
  • pigeon bisetColumba livia
  • bisetColumba livia
  • pigeon de rocheColumba livia
German Felsentaube
  • FelsentaubeColumba livia
Greek αγριοπερίστερο, αρκοπέζουνο
  • αγριοπερίστερο (agrioperístero)Columba livia
  • αρκοπέζουνο (arkopézouno)Columba livia
Hungarian szirti galamb
  • szirti galambColumba livia
Icelandic bjargdúfa
  • bjargdúfaColumba livia
Irish colm aille, colúr aille
  • colm ailleColumba livia
  • colúr ailleColumba livia
  • fearán binneColumba livia
Italian piccione selvatico occidentale
  • piccione selvatico occidentaleColumba livia
Japanese カワラバト
  • カワラバト (kawarabato)Columba livia
Korean 바위비둘기
  • 바위비둘기 (bawibidulgi)Columba livia
Latin columba
  • columbaColumba livia
Lithuanian uolinis karvelis
  • uolinis karvelisColumba livia
Norwegian Bokmål klippedue
  • klippedueColumba livia
Persian کبوتر چاهی
  • کبوتر چاهی (kabutar čâhi)Columba livia
Polish gołąb skalny
  • gołąb skalnyColumba livia
Portuguese pombo-comum, pombo-das-rochas
  • pombo-comumColumba livia
  • pombo-das-rochasColumba livia
  • pombo-domésticoColumba livia
Romanian porumbel de stâncă
  • porumbel de stâncăColumba livia
Russian си́зый го́лубь
  • си́зый го́лубь (sízyj gólubʹ)Columba livia
Scottish Gaelic calman-creige
  • calman-creigeColumba livia
Slovak holub skalný
  • holub skalnýColumba livia
Spanish paloma bravía
  • paloma bravíaColumba livia
Swedish klippduva
  • klippduvaColumba livia
Turkish kaya güvercini
  • kaya güverciniColumba livia
Ukrainian си́зий го́луб
  • си́зий го́луб (sýzyj hólub)Columba livia
Welsh colomen y graig
  • colomen y graigColumba livia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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