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Inca dove

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

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  • /ˈɪŋ.kə.dʌv/

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noun

Meaning 1

Columbina inca, a small New World dove ranging from the southwestern United States to Central America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Named after the Inca Empire, though it does not occur in any of those lands.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: inkaa kolombo — Columbina inca
  • French: colombe inca — Columbina inca
  • Japanese: インカバト (Inka-dobu) — Columbina inca
  • Classical Nahuatl: cōcohtli — Columbina inca
  • Classical Nahuatl: cōcohtōn — Columbina inca
  • Polish: łuskowiak aztecki — Columbina inca
  • Russian: и́нкская земляна́я горлица (ínkskaja zemljanája gorlica) — Columbina inca
  • Russian: земляна́я го́рлица-и́нка (zemljanája górlica-ínka) — Columbina inca
  • Russian: воробьи́ная земляна́я го́рлица (vorobʹínaja zemljanája górlica) — Columbina inca