turtle dove

English - Turkish

Definition of turtle dove in English Turkish dictionary

kumru

üveyik

Related Terms

turtledove

kumru

turtledove

yusufçuk

turtledove

Turtur communis

turtledove

{i} üveyik

turtledove

yusufcuk

turtledove

i., zool. kumru

turtledove

Streptopelia turtur

turtledove

Turtur auritus

English - English

Definition of turtle dove in English English dictionary

Any of several birds in the genus Streptopelia of the pigeon family

Related Terms

oriental turtle dove

A species of pigeon, Streptopelia orientalis

turtle doves

plural form of turtle dove

turtle-dove

Alternative spelling of turtle dove

turtledove

{n} a species of dove, a sort of pigeon

A turtle dove

turtle

turtle-dove

wild dove with a plaintive call

turtledove

alternative spelling of turtle dove

turtledove

a type of bird that makes a pleasant soft sound and is sometimes used to represent love (turtle (10-19 centuries) (from turtur, from the sound it makes) + dove). Species (Streptopelia turtur,family Columbidae) of migratory European pigeon that winters in northern Africa. It is about 11 in. (28 cm) long and has a reddish brown body, blue-gray head, and white-tipped tail. A ground feeder, it eats prodigious amounts of small seeds. The name is applied to other temperate and tropical Old World Streptopeliaspecies of slim, fast-flying game birds. The ringed turtledove, or ringdove, has feral populations in California and Florida, U.S.; the laughing and spotted doves have also been introduced outside their native habitats

turtledove

Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate

turtledove

{i} various doves belonging to the genus Streptopelia and having an elongated tail

turtledove

Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata)

turtledove

small Australian dove

turtledove

any of several Old World wild doves

Hyphenation

tur·tle Dove

Turkish pronunciation

tırtıl dōv

Pronunciation

/ˈtərtəl ˈdōv/ /ˈtɜrtəl ˈdoʊv/

Etymology

[ 't&r-t&l ] (noun.) before 12th century. See Etymology 2 in turtle.