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Noun: mourning dove  mor-ning dúv
  1. Wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
    "The mourning dove's soft cooing can be heard at dawn and dusk";
    - Zenaidura macroura

Derived forms: mourning doves

Type of: dove

Part of: genus Zenaidura, Zenaidura

Encyclopedia: Mourning dove