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mourning dove

noun

  1. a dove, Zenaidura macroura, of North America, noted for its plaintive cooing.


mourning dove

noun

  1. a brown North American dove, Zenaidura macroura, with a plaintive song
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of mourning dove1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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