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Meanings of Columba livia in anglès
portuguès
pombo-comum Pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended.
Synonyms
Examples for "rock dove"
Examples for "rock dove"
1
All the fancy breeds now raised come from the common pigeon, which is descended from the wild rock pigeon or rock dove.
2
Two rock doves awakened by the sound of our approach flew off in terror.
3
Here the favourite is a particularly dynamic pose behind an elegant flock of rock doves.
4
Red chickens strutted through the streets, while white rock doves swirled like snow over the gardens at every manor.
1
No wild beasts or birds, except the rock pigeon and duck, ever drink except when rain falls.
2
A new species of rock pigeon (Petrophassa, GOULD.)
3
All the fancy breeds now raised come from the common pigeon, which is descended from the wild rock pigeon or rock dove.
4
These big water-birds do not travel as fast as the rock pigeons.
5
Just so, but these are wild or rock pigeons.
Usage of Columba livia in anglès
1
A group of 11 bacterial strains was isolated during microbiological investigations of pharyngeal swabs collected from domestic pigeons ( Columba livia f. domestica).
2
Columba livia, the Rock-pigeon.
3
Columba livia or ROCK-PIGEON-