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- noun Any of several
birds in thegenus Streptopelia of thepigeon family.
Etymologies
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See Etymology 2 in turtle.
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sarra commented on the word turtle dove
Surprised to find that the turtle-dove has an etymology all of its own: it's named for the turr turrr sound it makes, and the very word turtle refers primarily to the dove, coming from the echoic Latin turtur.
November 13, 2008