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Definition of Stockdove
1. n. A common European wild pigeon (Columba ænas), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees.
Definition of Stockdove
1. Noun. A common European wild pigeon (''Columba aenas''). ¹
2. Noun. Any of various related species, such as the Indian stockdove (''Palumbaena eversmanni''). ¹
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