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Noun: turtledove  'tur-t(u)l,dúv
  1. Small Australian dove
    - Australian turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata
     
  2. Any of several Old World wild doves

Derived forms: turtledoves

Type of: dove

Part of: genus Stictopelia, genus Streptopelia, Stictopelia, Streptopelia

Encyclopedia: Turtledove