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Rock dove is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCK DOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rock dove

The rock dove or rock pigeon is a member of the bird family Columbidae. In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The species includes the domestic pigeon, and escaped domestic pigeons have given rise to feral populations around the world. Wild rock doves are pale grey with two black bars on each wing, while domestic and feral pigeons are very variable in colour and pattern. There are few visible differences between males and females. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs per brood. Both parents care for the young for a time. Habitats include various open and semi-open environments. Cliffs and rock ledges are used for roosting and breeding in the wild. Originally found wild in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, feral pigeons have become established in cities around the world. The species is abundant, with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million feral and wild birds in Europe.

Definition of rock dove in the English dictionary

The definition of rock dove in the dictionary is a common dove, Columba livia, from which domestic and feral pigeons are descended. It has a pale grey plumage with black-striped wings.

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Translation of «rock dove» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK DOVE

Find out the translation of rock dove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rock dove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rock dove» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岩鸽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paloma bravía
570 millions of speakers

English

rock dove
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक कबूतर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حمامة الصخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сизый голубь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pomba da rocha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক ডোভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pigeon biset
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Burung merpati batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Felsentaube
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カワラバト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바위 비둘기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rock dove
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chim bồ câu đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாறை புறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक कबूतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaya dove
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

roccia colomba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rock Dove
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сизий голуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porumbel Rock
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Translator English - Greek

ροκ περιστέρι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rock duif
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

stenduva
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

stein due
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK DOVE»

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Birds of the Great Basin: A Natural History
Rock Dove Columba livia The Rock Dove is a native not of North America but of Eurasia and North Africa. Thousands of years ago it was domesticated, and several hundred different kinds of domestic pigeons were developed from the Rock ...
Fred A. Ryser, 1985
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Wildlife of Virginia and Maryland and Washington
The mourning dove and the rock dove belong to family Columbidae, a large group with over three hundred species worldwide. The mourning dove is native to North America. The rock dove, better known as the pigeon, is a native of Europe, ...
Charles Fergus, 2003
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
The term 'pigeon' normally refers to the larger species and 'dove' to the smaller members of this large family. Most have distinctive calls and many are identifiable by their tail patterns. All domestic pigeons are descendants of the Rock Dove of ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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Birds of the Yukon Territory
Breeding Spring Summe Fall 'Winter Northern Central Southem » rare rare rare rare Distribution: The Rock Dove is a common resident in downtown Whitehorse, where nesting has been confirmed and the population has varied from 50 to 400  ...
Edited by Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, Cameron D. Eckert, and Nancy L. Hughes, Pamela H. Sinclair, Wendy A. Nixon, 2011
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Rifleman - sea slug
THE ROCK DOVE, OR ROCK PIGEON, is the ancestor of the domestic pigeon and also of the feral pigeon, which has reverted to the wild and is a familiar sight in many towns. There is essentially little difference between pigeons and doves, ...
‎2002
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
Priority Standard Observed 0 0 Possible 47 60 Probable 103 95 Confirmed 157 143 The Rock Dove was introduced to North America in the early seventeenth century by colonists who brought domestic pigeons to their New World settlements ...
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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The Birds of British Columbia: Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds ...
Rock Dove Columba livia Gmelin RODO RANGE: In North America, introduced and resident from southern Alaska and across southern Canada south through the United States. Also occurs in Central and South America and the West Indies.
Robert Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, British Columbia. Wildlife Branch, 1997
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Birds in Place: A Habitat-based Field Guide to the Birds of ...
The Rock Dove or Pigeon Feeding: Walking along the ground, the Rock Dove consumes mostly seeds. ln urban areas, it has become accustomed to being fed bread or other human foods. Habits: Very tolerant of humans, perhaps even ...
Radd Icenoggle, 2003
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Birds of the Middle East
Rock Dove is the ancestor ofthe familiar Feral Pigeon, some of which are very similar to Rock Dove, others can be blackish, whitish or even reddish; most show black bands on wing, white underwing and contrasting tail pattern. Gregarious ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Ecology and Management of the Mourning Dove
The parent species is known to some ornithologists as "rock dove" and to others as "rock pigeon," illustrating the confusion. Difficulties inherent in translation may further jumble the identities of doves/pigeons mentioned in ancient writings.
Thomas S. Baskett, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK DOVE»

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Chris Rock and Prince on 'SNL': What's the verdict?
(CNN) -- Comedian Chris Rock delivered on his reputation for controversy as host ... Instead, Rock dove right into the Boston Marathon bombing, the September ... «CNN, Nov 14»
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Another Life: Close call for our last few rock doves, wild originals of …
Out at the wave-torn northern cliffs of Inishbofin live a flock of some 40 rock doves, Columbia livia, nesting in clefts and dark sea caves. These are wild originals ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
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Fowl play: Neanderthals were first bird eaters (Update)
Close examination of 1,724 bones from rock doves, found in a cave in Gibraltar and dated to between 67,000 and 28,000 years ago, revealed cuts, human tooth ... «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
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Asheville's 'Dove Lady' working to heal, celebrate with dove releases
Asheville White Dove Release is a business started by Julia Gaunt, a bird enthusiast who has a flock of white rock doves who are trained to return after they are ... «WHNS Greenville, Aug 14»
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Do French doves speak with an accent?
They have mourning doves there as well, virtually identical to ours from what I ... mourning doves as well as the related common European bird, the rock dove. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 14»
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World Cup Peace Doves Die Immediately, Which Is Just Another …
Being a peace dove (actually a kind of Rock Dove) definitely comes with a set of occupational hazards. First of all, it's a lot of pressure to be an omen for good ... «Bustle, Jun 14»
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Stream Bellows' "For Rock Dove," from New Blue Breath LP
The lead track, "For Rock Dove," is pretty and kind of scuzzy, in the way all songs that swallow acoustic guitars into distorted fuzz. You can preorder the vinyl, out ... «The FADER, Jun 14»
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Listen: Bellows - "For Rock Dove"
The lead track, For Rock Dove, stretches and sighs, pulling against Kalb's unexpectedly heavy croon with shivering percussion and tension-riddled harmonies. «CMJ, Jun 14»
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Researchers find first evidence of fat-regulating hormone in avian …
“In the dove, it's found mainly in the liver. Also, the receptor for leptin is highest in the human hypothalamus, whereas in the rock dove it's higher in the pituitary ... «University of Delaware, Apr 14»
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The Brilliance of Winged Rats
Many Iowans find the common pigeon, or rock dove, a pest and call them "winged rats." However, this bird's brain is deceptively clever. Ed Wasserman runs the ... «Iowa Public Radio, Mar 14»

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