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fruit doves

fruit doves is the plural of fruit dove.

Meaning of fruit dove

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

Questions about fruit doves

What is fruit doves the plural of?
Fruit doves is the plural of fruit dove.

Words near fruit doves in the dictionary

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

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