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goura

goura noun: any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea.

Noun

goura (plural gouras)

  1. Any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea

Forms of goura

pluralgouras

Origin of goura

From one or more of the languages of New Guinea. The oldest use in the scientific literature, as a French word, may be a plate caption "La Goura de la nouvelle Guinée" in Pierre Sonnerat's Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinée. The spelling Goüra also appears in the 19th century.

Questions about goura

What does goura mean?
Goura means any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea.
What part of speech is goura?
Goura is a noun.
What is the plural of goura?
The plural of goura is gouras.

Words near goura in the dictionary

  1. goundy
  2. goung
  3. goungs
  4. Gounodian
  5. gour
  6. goura
  7. gourami
  8. gouramies
  9. gouramis
  10. gouras
  11. Gouraud

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