Meanings
plural wood pigeons · alternative woodpigeon · alternative wood-pigeon
- Any of several related species of pigeon in the family Columbidae, particularly the genus Columba:
- A species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.
Synonyms: kererū, kūkū, kūkupa, New Zealand pigeon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeon.
nounA species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek φάσσα
- φάσσα (phássa)Columba palumbus
Arabic وَرَشَان
- وَرَشَان (warašān)Columba palumbus
Basque pagauso
- pagausoColumba palumbus
Bulgarian гривяк
- гривяк (grivjak)Columba palumbus
Catalan tudó
- tudóColumba palumbus
Czech holub hřivnáč
- holub hřivnáčColumba palumbus
Danish ringdue
- ringdueColumba palumbus
Dutch houtduif
- houtduifColumba palumbus
Finnish sepelkyyhky
- sepelkyyhkyColumba palumbus
French ramier, palombe
- ramierColumba palumbus
- palombeColumba palumbus
German Ringeltaube, Holztaube
- RingeltaubeColumba palumbus
- HolztaubeColumba palumbus
Greek φάσσα
- φάσσα (fássa)Columba palumbus
Hungarian örvös galamb
- örvös galambColumba palumbus
Italian colombaccio
- colombaccioColumba palumbus
Japanese 森鳩
- 森鳩 (moribato)Columba palumbus
Korean 숲비둘기
- 숲비둘기 (supbidulgi)Columba palumbus
Latin palumbēs
- palumbēsColumba palumbus
Norwegian Bokmål ringdue
- ringdueColumba palumbus
Persian ماسوچه
- ماسوچه (mâsuče)Columba palumbus
Polish grzywacz
- grzywaczColumba palumbus
Portuguese pombo torcaz
- pombo torcazColumba palumbus
Romanian porumbel gulerat
- porumbel guleratColumba palumbus
Russian вя́хирь, витю́тень
- вя́хирь (vjáxirʹ)Columba palumbus
- витю́тень (vitjútenʹ)Columba palumbus
Scottish Gaelic calman-coille
- calman-coilleColumba palumbus
Spanish paloma torcaz
- paloma torcazColumba palumbus
Swedish ringduva
- ringduvaColumba palumbus
Turkish tahtalı
- tahtalıColumba palumbus
Welsh ysguthan
- ysguthanColumba palumbus
Cite this entry
wood pigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pigeon
“wood pigeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pigeon. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood pigeon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20pigeon.
Source: wood pigeon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.