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turtledove
[tur-tl-duhv]
noun
any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
a sweetheart or beloved mate.
turtledove
/ ˈɜːəˌʌ /
noun
any of several Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia , having a brown plumage with speckled wings and a long dark tail
a gentle or loving person
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of turtledove1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of turtledove1
Example Sentences
Just like the way she is using tinsel and turtledoves.
We have such funny times, and now I can enjoy them, for everyone is so desperately good, it’s like living in a nest of turtledoves.
Endangered turtledoves have appeared, as have rare bats and owls, beetles and moths.
Ornithologists kept finding that birds that rely on insects for food were in trouble: eight in 10 partridges gone from French farmlands; 50 and 80 percent drops, respectively, for nightingales and turtledoves.
Who needs two turtledoves or a partridge in a pear tree when there are so many species under the sea, including the seasonally appropriate angelfish?
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