Meanings
nounrock pigeon (plural rock pigeons)
plural rock pigeons
- A rock dove (Columba livia).
- AfricaA speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).
- AustraliaA chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).
- AustraliaA white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounpale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
Similar
rock doveColumba livia
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian гвинейски гълъб
- гвинейски гълъб (gvinejski gălăb)speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
Dutch roodvleugelkwartelduif, witvleugelkwartelduif
- roodvleugelkwartelduifchestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- witvleugelkwartelduifwhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
French Pigeon roussard, pigeon roussard
- Pigeon roussardspeckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- pigeon roussardspeckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- Colombine rufipennechestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- colombine rufipennechestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- Colombine des rocherswhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- colombine des rocherswhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
German Guineataube, Strichelhalstaube
- Guineataubespeckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- Strichelhalstaubespeckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- Rotspiegeltaubechestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- Rotflügel-Steintaubechestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- Weißspiegeltaubewhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- Weissspiegeltaubewhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- Weißflügel-Steintaubewhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- Weissflügel-Steintaubewhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
Spanish paloma de Guinea, paloma roquera alirrufa
- paloma de Guineaspeckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- paloma roquera alirrufachestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- paloma roquera aliblancawhite-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
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rock pigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20pigeon
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Chicago
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