mourning dove

English

Audubon's drawing of mourning doves

Noun

mourning dove (plural mourning doves)

A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America

Synonyms

(Zenaida macroura): American mourning dove, (dated): Carolina pigeon, Carolina turtledove

Derived terms

African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens)

Translations

Zenaida macroura

Cahuilla: maxayill
Dutch: treurduif (nl) f
Finnish: vaikertajakyyhky (fi)
French: tourterelle triste f
German: Carolinataube f, Trauertaube f
Navajo: hasbídí łibáhígíí
Plautdietsch: Willeduw f
Russian: пла́чущая го́рлица f (pláčuščaja górlica)
Seri: noosi
Spanish: huilota f, tórtola (es) f

References

mourning dove on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zenaida macroura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zenaida macroura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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