Word.ws English Dictionary

Barbary doves

Barbary doves is the plural of Barbary dove.

Meaning of Barbary dove

Noun

Barbary dove (plural Barbary doves)

  1. A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria, sometimes as a subspecies of either the Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto, or the African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea, and sometimes not as a separate accepted taxon at all, freely breeding with the above species.
    Synonyms:
    ringneck dove, ringed turtle dove, ring-necked turtle dove, ring dove

Questions about Barbary doves

What is Barbary doves the plural of?
Barbary doves is the plural of Barbary dove.

Words near Barbary doves in the dictionary

  1. barbary
  2. Barbary ape
  3. Barbary apes
  4. Barbary Coast
  5. Barbary dove
  6. Barbary doves
  7. Barbary duck
  8. Barbary falcon
  9. Barbary falcons
  10. Barbary gum
  11. Barbary lion

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Barbary doves (page history and authors); Barbary dove (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Barbary doves.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/barbary_doves. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.