cuckoo-dove
See also: cuckoo dove
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv/
Noun
cuckoo-dove (plural cuckoo-doves)
- Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- bar-necked cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna)
- barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
- black-billed cuckoo-dove (Macropygia nigrirostris)
- black cuckoo-dove (Turacoena modesta)
- brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis)
- crested cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena crassirostris)
- great cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardtii)
- little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
- Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)
- pied cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena browni)
- spot-breasted cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi)
- white-faced cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis)
Translations
columbiform birds in three genera
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