RINGDOVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ringdove mean? 

• RINGDOVE (noun)
  The noun RINGDOVE has 2 senses:

1. greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged

2. Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck

  Familiarity information: RINGDOVE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RINGDOVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ringdove; Streptopelia risoria

Hypernyms ("ringdove" is a kind of...):

turtledove (any of several Old World wild doves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon

Hypernyms ("ringdove" is a kind of...):

pigeon (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)

Holonyms ("ringdove" is a member of...):

Columba; genus Columba (type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)