Dove, pigeon

Definition

= a bird with a blue-gray color with a pinkish sheen to the neck feathers and a black tip on its tail; lives in large colonies and eats mainly seeds; courts, mates, and has nests several times a year; nests on rock ledges; ◄ |iColumba livia|i*; ► used as food and for sacrifices; ≈ regarded as swift, docile, and innocent, but also as silly and senseless; associated with affection, fertility and sexuality because of its mating habits; the moaning sound this bird sometimes makes is associated with pain and suffering