What is the Latin word for dove?

The usual Latin words for “dove” are columba, palumbēs, cŏlumbŭlus; also palumbulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dove” in Latin

columbadove, pigeon; a term of endearment palumbēsturtle dove, ring dove cŏlumbŭlusa little dove palumbulusA little wood pigeon or little dove.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dove

columba: columbus (tame; -us especially of the male): palumbes: palumba: palumbus (the larger; wood-pigeon, ring-dove; -us especially of the male): columbulus, columbula (diminutive; as common as columbus, columba): palumbulus (Apul., Met., 10, p. 249, 16; also a term of fondness for a person of the male sex): My dove, mea columba (term of endearment to a female) :

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What is the Latin word for dove?: The usual Latin words for “dove” are columba, palumbēs, cŏlumbŭlus; also palumbulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.