dove vs wood pigeon

dove

noun
  • A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. 

  • Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. 

  • A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict. 

  • A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird. 

verb
  • Strong simple past tense of dive 

wood pigeon

noun
  • Any of several related species of pigeon in the genus Columba. 

  • The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus. 

  • A very large (up to 650 grams) species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 

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