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Ringdove

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Noun

1. ringdove, streptopelia risoria

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

2. columba palumbus, cushat, ringdove, wood pigeon

Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ringdove

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noun
1.  another name for wood pigeon
2. 
an Old World turtledove, Streptopelia risoria, having a greyish plumage with a black band around the neck

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Ringdove

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noun
any of various Eurasian pigeons with markings around the neck; esp., a small dove (Streptopelia risoria)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ringdove

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n.
1. A domestic pigeon (Streptopelia risoria) having black markings that form a half circle on the neck. Also called ringed turtle dove, ringneck dove.
2. See wood pigeon.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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