Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock pigeon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
rock- pi-geon
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rock dove (Columba livia).

noun

A speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).

noun

A chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).

Australian usage

noun

A white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

rock pigeons (plural)

Synonyms

rock dove columba livia

Questions

What does rock pigeon mean?
A rock dove (Columba livia).

How to pronounce rock pigeon

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