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ground dove

American

Or ground-dove

noun

any of several small terrestrial doves of the warmer parts of the Americas, especially Columbina passerina.

Etymology

Origin of ground dove

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

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But when the ruddy ground dove was reported in Texas last November, he was there the next day, with no business trip as an excuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

The air, warm and soft, was spiced with green odors and the resinous tang of the greasewood; the ground dove in his tree seemed swooning with passion as he crooned his throaty, Kwoo, kwoo-o.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane

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