Phrase guide

crop milk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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