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Noun: ringdove  'ring,dúv
  1. Greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
    "The ringdove's soft cooing filled the aviary";
    - Streptopelia risoria
     
  2. 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