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turtledove
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun turtledove has 2 senses
- turtledove(n = noun.animal) australian turtledove, stictopelia cuneata - small Australian dove; Array is a kind of dove
- turtledove(n = noun.animal) Array - any of several Old World wild doves; Array is a kind of dove
is a member of genus stictopelia, stictopelia
is a member of genus streptopelia, streptopelia
has particulars: streptopelia turtur, ringdove, streptopelia risoria
CIDE DICTIONARY
turtledove, n. [See 1st Turtle.].
- Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to
Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris ), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate. [1913 Webster]" The South African turtledove (Turtur albiventris ), and the ashy turtledove of India (Turtur rubicolus ), are similar to the European species in their habits." [1913 Webster] - Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (
Stictopelia cuneata ). [1913 Webster]" The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove." [1913 Webster]
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