RINGDOVE

ringdove, Streptopelia risoria

(noun) greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ringdove (plural ringdoves)

the wood pigeon

Anagrams

• divergon

Source: Wiktionary


Ring"dove`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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