rock dove in British English
or rock pigeon
noun
a common dove, Columba livia, from which domestic and feral pigeons are descended. It has a pale grey plumage with black-striped wings
rock dove in American English
the European wild pigeon (Columba livia) from which most domestic varieties are derived: now widespread in most cities of the Northern Hemisphere
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