"tobacco dove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tobacco doves [plural]
Etymology: Because it often nests near tobacco fields. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tobacco dove (plural tobacco doves)
  1. (especially Southern US, Caribbean) A common ground dove (Columbina passerina). Tags: Caribbean, Southern-US, especially Categories (lifeform): Columbids Synonyms: moaning dove

Inflected forms

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