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TURTLEDOVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several Old World wild doves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("turtledove" is a kind of...):

dove (any of numerous small pigeons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turtledove"):

Streptopelia turtur (the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing)

ringdove; Streptopelia risoria (greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged)

Holonyms ("turtledove" is a member of...):

genus Streptopelia; Streptopelia (turtledoves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small Australian dove

Synonyms:

Australian turtledove; Stictopelia cuneata; turtledove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("turtledove" is a kind of...):

dove (any of numerous small pigeons)

Holonyms ("turtledove" is a member of...):

genus Stictopelia; Stictopelia (a genus of Columbidae)

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