Phrase guide

rock dove

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɒk dʌv/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rock pigeon, Columba livia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pigeon

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pëllumbi i egër i shkëmbit — Columba livia
  • Arabic: حَمَام طُورَانِيّ (ḥamām ṭūrāniyy) — Columba livia
  • Arabic: حَمَام أَزْرَق (ḥamām ʔazraq) — Columba livia
  • Basque: haitz-uso — Columba livia
  • Belarusian: шызы голуб (šyzy hólub) — Columba livia
  • Breton: dube — Columba livia
  • Bulgarian: скален гълъб (skalen gǎlǎb) — Columba livia
  • Catalan: colom roquer — Columba livia
  • Chechen: кхокха (qoqa) — Columba livia
  • Czech: holub skalní — Columba livia
  • Danish: klippedue — Columba livia
  • Dutch: rotsduif — Columba livia
  • Dutch: postduif — Columba livia
  • Esperanto: rokkolombo — Columba livia
  • Esperanto: livio — Columba livia
  • Estonian: kaljutuvi — Columba livia
  • Faroese: bládúgva — Columba livia
  • Finnish: kalliokyyhky — Columba livia
  • French: pigeon biset — Columba livia
  • French: biset — Columba livia
  • French: pigeon de roche — Columba livia
  • Friulian: colomp salvadi — Columba livia
  • Galician: pombo da rocha — Columba livia
  • Georgian: გარეული მტრედი (gareuli mṭredi) — Columba livia
  • German: Felsentaube — Columba livia
  • Greek: αγριοπερίστερο (agrioperístero) — Columba livia
  • Greek: αρκοπέζουνο (arkopézouno) — Columba livia
  • Ancient Greek: πέλεια (péleia) — Columba livia
  • Hungarian: szirti galamb — Columba livia
  • Icelandic: bjargdúfa — Columba livia
  • Ingrian: harmaansiniin kyyhkyläin — Columba livia
  • Irish: colm aille — Columba livia
  • Irish: colúr aille — Columba livia
  • Irish: fearán binne — Columba livia
  • Italian: piccione selvatico occidentale — Columba livia
  • Japanese: カワラバト (kawarabato) — Columba livia
  • Korean: 바위비둘기 (bawibidulgi) — Columba livia
  • Kumyk: гёгюрчюн (gögürçün) — Columba livia
  • Ladin: colomba salvaria — Columba livia
  • Latin: columba — Columba livia
  • Lithuanian: uolinis karvelis — Columba livia
  • Macedonian: див гулаб (div gulab) — Columba livia
  • Malayalam: മാടപ്പ്രാവ് (māṭapprāvŭ) — Columba livia
  • Maltese: tudun tal-ġebel — Columba livia
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠲᠠᠭᠲᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (angqan-ü taɣtaɣ-a) — Columba livia
  • Navajo: hasbídí — Columba livia
  • Norman: pigeon d'falaise — Columba livia
  • Norman: pigeon d'mé — Columba livia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klippedue — Columba livia
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klippedue — Columba livia
  • Occitan: colom roquer — Columba livia
  • Ojibwe: waabomiimii — Columba livia
  • Persian: کبوتر چاهی (kabutar čâhi) — Columba livia
  • Polish: gołąb skalny — Columba livia
  • Portuguese: pombo-comum — Columba livia
  • Portuguese: pombo-das-rochas — Columba livia
  • Portuguese: pombo-doméstico — Columba livia
  • Romani: baresko-golumbo — Columba livia
  • Romani: bareski-golumbaika — Columba livia
  • Romanian: porumbel de stâncă — Columba livia
  • Romansh: columba selvadia — Columba livia
  • Russian: си́зый го́лубь (sízyj gólubʹ) — Columba livia
  • Sardinian: columbu aresti — Columba livia
  • Sardinian: columbu agreste — Columba livia
  • Sardinian: columbu de is arrocas — Columba livia
  • Scottish Gaelic: calman-creige — Columba livia
  • Serbo-Croatian: pèčinār — Columba livia
  • Serbo-Croatian: pèćinār — Columba livia
  • Slovak: holub skalný — Columba livia
  • Slovene: skalni golob — Columba livia
  • Lower Sorbian: źiwy gołub — Columba livia
  • Upper Sorbian: dźiwi hołb — Columba livia
  • Spanish: paloma bravía — Columba livia
  • Swedish: klippduva — Columba livia
  • Turkish: kaya güvercini — Columba livia
  • Ottoman Turkish: گوگرجین (güğercin, güvercin) — Columba livia
  • Ukrainian: си́зий го́луб (sýzyj hólub) — Columba livia
  • Welsh: colomen y graig — Columba livia