Akademik

Zenaidura

noun

mourning doves

• Syn: ↑genus Zenaidura

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Columbidae, ↑family Columbidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑mourning dove, ↑Zenaidura macroura

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\\zə̇ˌnāəˈd(y)ürə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Zenaida + -ura

: a genus of pigeons that includes the common American mourning dove

Useful english dictionary. 2012.