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AUSTRALIAN TURTLEDOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Australian turtledove mean?
• AUSTRALIAN TURTLEDOVE (noun)
The noun AUSTRALIAN TURTLEDOVE has 1 sense:
1. small Australian dove
Familiarity information: AUSTRALIAN TURTLEDOVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AUSTRALIAN TURTLEDOVE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small Australian dove
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Australian turtledove; Stictopelia cuneata; turtledove
Hypernyms ("Australian turtledove" is a kind of...):
dove (any of numerous small pigeons)
Holonyms ("Australian turtledove" is a member of...):
genus Stictopelia; Stictopelia (a genus of Columbidae)
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