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tobacco dove

tobacco dove noun: a common ground dove (Columbina passerina).

Noun

tobacco dove (plural tobacco doves)

  1. (Caribbean, Southern US, especially) A common ground dove (Columbina passerina).
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    Synonyms:
    moaning dove

Synonyms of tobacco dove

Forms of tobacco dove

pluraltobacco doves

Origin of tobacco dove

Because it often nests near tobacco fields.

Questions about tobacco dove

What does tobacco dove mean?
Tobacco dove means a common ground dove (Columbina passerina).
What part of speech is tobacco dove?
Tobacco dove is a noun.
What is the plural of tobacco dove?
The plural of tobacco dove is tobacco doves.

Words near tobacco dove in the dictionary

  1. tobacco
  2. tobacco beetle
  3. tobacco beetles
  4. tobacco budworm
  5. Tobacco Caye
  6. tobacco dove
  7. tobacco doves
  8. tobacco dust juice
  9. tobacco heart
  10. tobacco hornworm
  11. tobacco hornworms

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