Turtle-dove Definition

noun
Alternative spelling of turtle dove.
Wiktionary

Any of several birds in the genus Streptopelia of the pigeon family.

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Other Word Forms of Turtle-dove

Noun

Singular:
turtle-dove
Plural:
turtle-doves

Origin of Turtle-dove

  • See Etymology 2 in turtle.

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Turtle-dove Sentence Examples

  • The Quezal is hardly so big as a Turtle-Dove.

  • No.20 - The Turtle Dove (Roud 422) - this popular lament is shown to have evolved from seventeenth century broadside ballads.

  • On the drive kestrel, spur winged plover, turtle dove and a distant great gray shrike were added.

  • Local kestrel, southern gray shrike and turtle dove all seen near the goat farm by the road.

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