Noun: ringdove 'ring,dúv
- Greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
"The ringdove's soft cooing filled the aviary";
- Streptopelia risoria
- Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
"ringdoves gathered in the treetops at dusk";
- wood pigeon, cushat, Columba palumbus
Derived forms: ringdoves
Type of: pigeon, turtledove
Part of: Columba, genus Columba
Encyclopedia: Ringdove