wood pigeon

noun

Also called ringdove. a European pigeon, Columba palumbus, having a whitish patch on each side of the neck.

Words nearby wood pigeon

wood mouse, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl, wood pewee, wood pigeon, wood pitch, wood preservative, wood pulp, wood pussy, wood rabbit

Origin of wood pigeon

First recorded in 1660–70

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Examples from the Web for wood pigeon

He had only the berries for food, when, one morning, he saw a wood-pigeon sitting on a bough.
The Crimson Fairy Book|Various
The early morning is the color of a wood-pigeon's breast, and looks frightfully tired, as if it had sat up all night too.
Dodo's Daughter|E. F. Benson
The wood-pigeon when perched has a rounded appearance; the rook a longer and sharper outline.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
"I too-whoo should like to know if Tchack-tchack is coming," said the wood-pigeon.
Wood Magic|Richard Jefferies

There was a sudden silence, broken only by the cooing of a wood-pigeon in a tall tree close at hand.
Afterwards|Kathlyn Rhodes

British Dictionary definitions for wood pigeon

wood pigeon

noun

a large Eurasian pigeon, Columba palumbus, having white patches on the wings and neckAlso called: ringdove, cushat

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wood pigeon

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