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ZENAIDURA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zenaidura mean? 

ZENAIDURA (noun)
  The noun ZENAIDURA has 1 sense:

1. mourning dovesplay

  Familiarity information: ZENAIDURA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ZENAIDURA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mourning doves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Zenaidura; Zenaidura

Hypernyms ("Zenaidura" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Zenaidura"):

mourning dove; Zenaidura macroura (wild dove of the United States having a mournful call)

Holonyms ("Zenaidura" is a member of...):

Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)


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