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"pigeon" and "dove" are both words for the same family of birds. The bird most people think of with the word "pigeon" is the rock dove (https://en.wikipedia.org
by meatmanek 8mo ago
"pigeon" and "dove" are both words for the same family of birds. The bird most people think of with the word "pigeon" is the rock dove (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_dove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_dove) or domesticated / feral variants of it.
- skylurk 8mo agoYep, but importantly "pigeon" and "dove" are not exactly interchangeable words, there is just no consensus for which is which. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae
- gilleain 8mo agoToads and frogs are another pair like this, where there is no clear distinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog
- pdabbadabba 8mo agoTrue. But I did not ask about "pigeon" and "dove." I asked it about "pigeon" and "mourning dove" which are unambiguously different species. Different genuses, even. Zenaida macroura v. Columba livia.