culver

Meaning

A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.

Frequency

33k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʌlvə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).

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