| 单词 | rock dove |
| 释义 | rock dove (once / 492472 pages) n WORD FAMILY rock dove: rock doves USAGE EXAMPLESThe majority of bird bones at Gorham's Cave belong to rock doves, the wild ancestors of modern feral pigeons. The Guardian(Aug 07, 2014) Lawrence uses white rock doves - which are strictly speaking pigeons, not doves - at her Hertfordshire business. BBC(Jan 27, 2014) Darwin argued that all domestic pigeon breeds descended from the wild rock dove. Scientific American(Feb 04, 2013) n pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended Syn|Hyper Columba livia, rock pigeon pigeon wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
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