turtle dove
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turtle doves
See also: turtledove and turtle-dove
English
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Etymology
From Middle English turtildove, turteldoufe (cognate with Old High German turtultūba, turtulatūba, turtiltūba, Middle High German turteltūbe, türteltūbe, German Turteltaube; German Low German Turtelduuv, Dutch tortelduif, Faroese turtildúgva, Icelandic turtildúfa), Danish turteldue, Norwegian Bokmål turteldue, Norwegian Nynorsk turteldue, Swedish turturduva. The first element is from Latin turtur (“turtledove”) (compare the archaic synonym turtle (“turtle dove (bird)”); the word is not related to turtle (“reptile with a shell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
turtle dove (plural turtle doves)
- Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).
- A lover or couple as a pair.
- 1961, 101 Dalmatians:
- Out for their evening constitutional. A lovely pair of turtledoves. Around the jolly corner, and off to the park.
Derived terms
- Adamawa turtle dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Australian turtle dove
- Cape turtle dove (Streptopelia capicola)
- Carolina turtle dove (Zenaida macroura)
- dusky turtle dove (Streptopelia lugens)
- Eurasian turtle dove, European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
- laughing turtle dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
- Madagascar turtle dove, Malagasy turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus)
- oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- pink-breasted turtle dove (Streptopelia lugens)
- red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
- rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- spotted turtle dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- western turtle dove (Zenaida macroura)
Translations
bird in the genus Streptopelia
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