dove | | |
n. (animal) | 1. dove | any of numerous small pigeons. |
| ~ pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs. |
| ~ turtledove | any of several Old World wild doves. |
| ~ australian turtledove, stictopelia cuneata, turtledove | small Australian dove. |
| ~ mourning dove, zenaidura macroura | wild dove of the United States having a mournful call. |
n. (person) | 2. dove, peacenik | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations. |
| ~ disarmer, pacificist, pacifist | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes. |
n. (object) | 3. columba, dove | a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum. |
| ~ constellation | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth. |
n. (food) | 4. dove, squab | flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled. |
| ~ domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
n. (communication) | 5. dove | an emblem of peace. |
| ~ allegory, emblem | a visible symbol representing an abstract idea. |
pigeon | | |
n. (animal) | 1. pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs. |
| ~ columbiform bird | a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes. |
| ~ columbidae, family columbidae | doves and pigeons. |
| ~ pouter pigeon, pouter | one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out. |
| ~ dove | any of numerous small pigeons. |
| ~ columba livia, rock dove, rock pigeon | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended. |
| ~ band-tail pigeon, band-tailed pigeon, bandtail, columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon. |
| ~ columba palumbus, cushat, wood pigeon, ringdove | Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck. |
| ~ domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food. |
| ~ squab | an unfledged pigeon. |
| ~ ectopistes migratorius, passenger pigeon | gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct. |
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