cuckoo-dove
See also: cuckoo dove
English
Alternative forms
- cuckoo dove
Etymology
cuckoo + dove
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
- 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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