stock dove (d v)n. A common Old World bird (Columba oenas) having grayish plumage. [Probably from its living in hollow tree trunks.] |
stock dove
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European dove, Columba oenas, smaller than the wood pigeon and having a uniformly grey plumage
[so called because it lives in tree trunks. See stock]
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