Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ringdove \Ring"dove`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A European wild pigeon ({Columba palumbus}) having a white
crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called
also {wood pigeon}, and {cushat}.
Queest \Queest\, n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a
branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European ringdove ({Columba palumbus}); the cushat.
[Written also {quist}, {queeze}, {quice}, {queece}.] See
{Ringdove}.
Source : WordNet®
Columba palumbus
n : Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck [syn: {wood
pigeon}, {ringdove}, {cushat}]