turtle dove

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtɜːtəldʌv/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɝtəldʌv/

Noun

turtle dove (plural turtle doves)

1. Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon and dodos).

Translations

• French: tourterelle
• German: Turteltaube
• Italian: tortora
• Portuguese: rola, rôla (obsolete spelling)
• Russian: го́рлица
• Spanish: tórtola

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