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turtledove
noun(tur-tle-dove)
any of several small, wild, African and Eurasian pigeons (genus Streptopelia and especially S. turtur) noted for plaintive cooing
turtledove
noun(tur-tle-dove)
a small pale dove (Streptopelia risoria) that has a black ring around the sides and back of the neck, exists chiefly in domestication as a cage bird, and is probably of African origin

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