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ground dove

ground dove noun: in subfamily Claravinae (American ground doves).

Noun

ground dove (plural ground doves)

  1. in subfamily Claravinae (American ground doves)
  2. especially, common ground dove (Columbina passerina).
  3. in tribe Phabini of subfamily Raphinae (Indo-Pacific ground doves)

Forms of ground dove

pluralground doves

Words formed from ground dove

  • American ground dove
  • bare-faced ground dove
  • black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera'
  • blue-eyed ground dove
  • blue ground dove
  • common ground dove
  • croaking ground dove
  • Ecuadorian ground dove
  • golden-spotted ground dove
  • long-tailed ground dove
  • maroon-chested ground dove
  • Moreno's ground dove
  • Picui ground dove
  • plain-breasted ground dove
  • purple-winged ground dove
  • ruddy ground dove

Questions about ground dove

What does ground dove mean?
Ground dove means in subfamily Claravinae (American ground doves).
What part of speech is ground dove?
Ground dove is a noun.
What is the plural of ground dove?
The plural of ground dove is ground doves.

Words near ground dove in the dictionary

  1. ground cruncher
  2. ground crunchers
  3. ground cuckoo
  4. ground cuckoos
  5. ground cypress
  6. ground dove
  7. ground doves
  8. ground down
  9. ground effect
  10. ground effect machine
  11. ground effect machines

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