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STREPTOPELIA RISORIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Streptopelia risoria mean?
• STREPTOPELIA RISORIA (noun)
The noun STREPTOPELIA RISORIA has 1 sense:
1. greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
Familiarity information: STREPTOPELIA RISORIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greyish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ringdove; Streptopelia risoria
Hypernyms ("Streptopelia risoria" is a kind of...):
turtledove (any of several Old World wild doves)
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