"cuckoo-dove" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cuckoo-doves [plural]
Etymology: From cuckoo + dove. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cuckoo|dove}} cuckoo + dove Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuckoo-dove (plural cuckoo-doves)
  1. Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family. Wikipedia link: Macropygia Categories (lifeform): Columbids Synonyms: cuckoo dove Translations (columbiform birds in three genera): käkikyyhky (english: Macropygia) (Finnish), harakkakyyhky (english: Reinwardtoena) (Finnish), sundankyyhky (english: Turacoena) (Finnish), gầm ghì vằn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-cuckoo-dove-en-noun-o-5Zn6eG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Derived forms: Andaman cuckoo-dove (Macropygia rufipennis}, bar-necked cuckoo-dove (Macropygia magna}, barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall}, black-billed cuckoo-dove (Macropygia nigrirostris}, black cuckoo-dove (Turacoena modesta}, brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis}, crested cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena crassirostris}, great cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardtii}, little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps}, Philippine cuckoo-dove (taxonomic: Macropygia tenuirostris), pied cuckoo-dove (Reinwardtoena browni}, spot-breasted cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi}, white-faced cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis}

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Alternative forms

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