MOURNING DOVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mourning dove mean? 

• MOURNING DOVE (noun)
  The noun MOURNING DOVE has 1 sense:

1. wild dove of the United States having a mournful call

  Familiarity information: MOURNING DOVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOURNING DOVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wild dove of the United States having a mournful call

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

mourning dove; Zenaidura macroura

Hypernyms ("mourning dove" is a kind of...):

dove (any of numerous small pigeons)

Holonyms ("mourning dove" is a member of...):

genus Zenaidura; Zenaidura (mourning doves)