turtle-dove
noun
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Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon and dodos).
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Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon and dodos).