rock dove
rock dove — 名詞
1. a gray-blue wild bird in the pigeon family, originally from Eurasia, from which
岩鴿
家鴿和許多城市鴿的野生祖先
a gray-blue wild bird in the pigeon family, originally from Eurasia, from which domestic pigeons and many city pigeons developed.
A rock dove nested high on the cliff above the harbor.
一隻岩鴿在港口上方的懸崖高處築巢。
wild bird nesting on rock
The museum label explained that the city pigeon is descended from the rock dove.
博物館的標籤解釋說，城市鴿是由岩鴿演化而來的。
ancestor of city pigeons
Mina compared the rock dove in the guidebook with the pigeons near the train station.
Mina 把圖鑑裡的岩鴿和火車站附近的鴿子作比較。
Several rock doves circled the old stone tower before settling on the ledge.
幾隻岩鴿在老石塔周圍盤旋，然後停在凸出的石樑上。
Researchers tracked rock dove populations on islands and in coastal towns.
研究人員追蹤島嶼和沿海城鎮的岩鴿族群。
- rock pigeon
another common name for the same species
- pigeon
the everyday broader word, especially for city birds
- feral pigeon
used for free-living city pigeons descended from this species
文法句型
a rock dove
rock doves
rock dove populations
用法筆記
This is a precise bird name. In everyday city life, people usually say 'pigeon' or 'city pigeon' unless they are talking about the species more carefully.
常見錯誤
Do not treat 'rock dove' as a kind of stone. It is a bird name, and the plural is 'rock doves'.