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GENUS STREPTOPELIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Streptopelia mean?
• GENUS STREPTOPELIA (noun)
The noun GENUS STREPTOPELIA has 1 sense:
1. turtledoves
Familiarity information: GENUS STREPTOPELIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turtledoves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Streptopelia; Streptopelia
Hypernyms ("genus Streptopelia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Streptopelia"):
turtledove (any of several Old World wild doves)
Holonyms ("genus Streptopelia" is a member of...):
Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
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"Avoid what will require an apology." (Arabic proverb)
"A crazy father and mother make sensible children." (Corsican proverb)