noun
Meaning 1
A rock dove (Columba livia).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
rock pigeon
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Meaning 2
A speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Meaning 5
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 dove, Columba livia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pigeon
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: гвинейски гълъб (gvinejski gǎlǎb) — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- French: Pigeon roussard — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- French: pigeon roussard — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- German: Guineataube — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- German: Strichelhalstaube — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- Spanish: paloma de Guinea — speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
- Dutch: roodvleugelkwartelduif — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- French: Colombine rufipenne — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- French: colombine rufipenne — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- German: Rotspiegeltaube — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- German: Rotflügel-Steintaube — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- Spanish: paloma roquera alirrufa — chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis
- Dutch: witvleugelkwartelduif — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- French: Colombine des rochers — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- French: colombine des rochers — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- German: Weißspiegeltaube — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- German: Weissspiegeltaube — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- German: Weißflügel-Steintaube — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- German: Weissflügel-Steintaube — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis
- Spanish: paloma roquera aliblanca — white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis