stock dove
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stock dove
Where it comes from
From stock (“tree trunk”) + dove, in reference to the bird's habit of nesting in hollow trees.
noun stock doves · stock-dove · stockdove
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A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae.
[T]he stock-dove, unalarm'd, / Sits cooing in the pine-tree, nor suspends / His long love-ditty for my near approach.
Similar: stock pigeon
Translations
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noun stock dove, Columba oenas
| Español | paloma zurita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분홍가슴비둘기 bunhonggaseumbidulgi |
| 中文 | 歐鴿 /欧鸽 Ōugē |
| Português | pombo-bravo |
| Français | pigeon colombin |
| Deutsch | Hohltaube |
| Italiano | colombella, palombella |
| Ελληνικά | φασσοπερίστερο fassoperístero |
| Română | porumbel de scorbură |
| Русский | кли́нтух klíntux |
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