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fruit dove

fruit dove noun: any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

fruit dove: any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae
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Noun

fruit dove (plural fruit doves)

  1. Any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.
    • Fruit doves are colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves found in forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The genus comprises about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.
    Synonyms:
    fruit pigeon

Synonyms of fruit dove

Forms of fruit dove

pluralfruit doves
alternative formfruit-dove

Words formed from fruit dove

Questions about fruit dove

What does fruit dove mean?
Fruit dove means any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.
What part of speech is fruit dove?
Fruit dove is a noun.
What is the plural of fruit dove?
The plural of fruit dove is fruit doves.

Words near fruit dove in the dictionary

  1. fruit cup
  2. fruit cups
  3. fruit curd
  4. fruit dot
  5. fruit dots
  6. fruit dove
  7. fruit doves
  8. fruit drop
  9. fruit drops
  10. fruit fall
  11. fruit falls

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