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quail dove

quail dove is the alternative spelling of quail-dove.

Meaning of quail-dove

Noun

quail-dove (plural quail-doves)

  1. Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.

Forms of quail dove

pluralquail doves

Questions about quail dove

What is quail dove the alternative spelling of?
Quail dove is the alternative spelling of quail-dove.

Words near quail dove in the dictionary

  1. Quaid
  2. Quaids
  3. quaigh
  4. quaighs
  5. quail
  6. quail dove
  7. quail doves
  8. quail hawk
  9. quail hawks
  10. Quail Hollow
  11. quail pipe

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