wood dove
noun
3
: any of a genus (Turtur) of small, grayish-brown African doves noted for their long, soft cooing songs
… spent three idyllic days there earlier this year, waking each morning to the echo of wood doves and looking down into the deep valley below in the hope of seeing a leopard slipping through the euphorbias.—
Brian Jackman, Daily Telegraph (London), 6 Nov. 2010
Brian Jackman, Daily Telegraph (London), 6 Nov. 2010Dictionary Entries Near wood dove
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“Wood dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20dove. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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