turtle dove

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• turtle dove — UK US noun [countable] [singular turtle dove plural turtle doves] a bird similar to a pigeon that is sometimes used for representing love Thesaurus: species of bird …   Useful english dictionary

• TURTLE DOVE — (Heb. תּוֹר, an onomatopoeic word), the Streptopelia turtur. Large flights arrive in Israel in spring, and their cooing, which fills the wood, heralds the advent of spring (Song 2:12). It nests in trees and lays two clutches of eggs. In October… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• turtle dove — turtle doves also turtle dove N COUNT A turtle dove is a type of light brown dove which makes a soft pleasant sound and which is said to behave in a very affectionate way towards its sexual partner and its young …   English dictionary

• turtle dove — ► NOUN ▪ a small dove with a soft purring call, noted for the apparent affection shown for its mate. ORIGIN from Latin turtur …   English terms dictionary

• turtle dove — turtle ,dove noun count a bird similar to a PIGEON that is sometimes used for representing love …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Turtle Dove — Taxobox name = Turtle Dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Streptopelia species = S. turtur binomial = Streptopelia… …   Wikipedia

• turtle-dove — /ˈtɜtl dʌv/ (say tertl duv) noun 1. a small, slender dove, Streptopelia turtur, having a long, graduated tail which is conspicuous in flight. 2. → laughing turtle dove. 3. → spotted turtle dove. Also, turtledove, turtle dove. {turtle2 + dove1} …  

• turtle dove — noun a small dove with a soft purring call, noted for the apparent affection shown for its mate. [Streptopelia turtur and related species.] Origin ME: turtle from OE turtla, turtle turtle dove (from L. turtur, of imitative origin) …   English new terms dictionary

• turtle dove — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turtle dove : singular turtle dove plural turtle doves a bird similar to a pigeon that is sometimes used for representing love …   English dictionary

• turtle dove's — Cockney Rhyming Slang Gloves Where s me turtle dove s …   English dialects glossary

• turtle-dove — see turtle dove …   English dictionary