Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 3 compound words that contain doves. The most common are listed below. Open doves in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- fruit dovesplural of fruit dove: Any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.
- Inca dovesplural of Inca dove: Columbina inca, a small New World dove ranging from the southwestern United States to Central America.
- mourning dovesplural of mourning dove: A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America
- quail-dovesplural of quail-dove: Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.
- release dovesplural of release dove: A specially trained white pigeon or dove released during ceremonial events such as weddings, memorials, and public gatherings.
- ring dovesplural of ring dove: A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria. Other sources place it in a subspecies of either Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian collared dove) …
- rock dovesplural of rock dove: The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.
- turtle-dovesplural of turtle-dove; alternative spelling of turtle dove.
- collared dovesplural of collared dove: A bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.
- ringneck dovesplural of ringneck dove: A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria. Other sources place it in a subspecies of either Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian collared …
- zenaida dovesplural of zenaida dove: Any of the genus Zenaida of American doves.
- cuckoo-dovesplural of cuckoo-dove: Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family.
- dead dovesplural of dead dove: A disclaimer or tag for fan fiction, particularly on Archive of Our Own, signifying that the work contains the content that is described, and as such, readers should not complain or be surprised about finding that …
- diamond dovesplural of diamond dove: Geopelia cuneata, a bird resident in Australia.
- ground dovesplural of ground dove: Birds of family Columbidae that feed mainly on the ground.
- laughing dovesplural of laughing dove: A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.
- love dovesplural of love dove: A tablet of the drug ecstasy.
- palm dovesplural of palm dove: A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.
- peace dovesplural of peace dove: Synonym of dove (“a person favoring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict”)
- peaceful dovesplural of peaceful dove: A species of small pigeon, Geopelia placida, endemic to Australia and New Guinea.
- scaled dovesplural of scaled dove: Columbina squammata, a South American dove with coloured feather tips.
- sea dovesplural of sea dove: A bird, the little auk.
- Senegal dovesplural of Senegal dove: A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.
- stock dovesplural of stock dove: A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae.
- sucking-dovesplural of sucking-dove: A young pigeon or dove that still has downy feathers; symbolically representing gentleness and placidity.
Compound words 3
- ringdovesplural of ringdove: the wood pigeon
- stockdovesplural of stockdove: A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae.
- turtledovesplural of turtledove: Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).