ringdove Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
    Streptopelia risoria.
  2. noun Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
    cushat; wood pigeon; Columba palumbus.

WordNet

Ring"dove` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat.

Webster 1913