Culver vs. Dove — What's the Difference?

A dove or pigeon.

A stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.

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

A person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs

A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.

(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).

A dove.

Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.

A culverin.

A gentle, innocent person.

A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

See Columba.

A past tense of dive1. See Usage Note at dive1.

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

(countable) Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

Strong dive

(non-standard) dive

A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.

A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

A person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.

Any of numerous small pigeons

Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum

Flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled

An emblem of peace