Turtur
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Turtur m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – wood doves, of sub-Saharan Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Columbimorphae – clade; Columbiformes – order; Columbidae – family; Columbinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Turtur abyssinicus (black-billed wood dove), Turtur afer (blue-spotted wood dove), Turtur brehmeri (blue-spotted wood dove), Turtur chalcospilos (emerald-spotted wood dove), Turtur tympanistria (tambourine dove) - species
References
Turtur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Turtur on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Turtur on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
