cuckoo-dove

See also: cuckoo dove

English

Alternative forms

• cuckoo dove

Etymology

cuckoo +‎ dove

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv/

Noun

cuckoo-dove (plural cuckoo-doves)

1. Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Andaman cuckoo-dove, Macropygia rufipennis
• bar-necked cuckoo-dove, Macropygia magna
• barred cuckoo-dove, Macropygia unchall
• black-billed cuckoo-dove, Macropygia nigrirostris

• black cuckoo-dove, Turacoena modesta
• brown cuckoo-dove, Macropygia amboinensis
• crested cuckoo-dove, Reinwardtoena crassirostris
• great cuckoo-dove, Reinwardtoena reinwardtii

• little cuckoo-dove, Macropygia ruficeps
• pied cuckoo-dove, Reinwardtoena browni
• spot-breasted cuckoo-dove, Macropygia mackinlayi
• white-faced cuckoo-dove, Turacoena manadensis

Translations

columbiform birds in three genera

• Finnish: käkikyyhky (Macropygia), harakkakyyhky (Reinwardtoena), sundankyyhky (Turacoena)
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