mourning dove

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noun

a dove, Zenaidura macroura, of North America, noted for its plaintive cooing.

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Origin of mourning dove

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby mourning dove

mournful, mourning, mourning band, Mourning Becomes Electra, mourning cloak, mourning dove, mourning iris, mourning warbler, mouse, mousebird, mouse deer

How to use mourning dove in a sentence

A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one individual, a Mourning Dove, the origin of pars lateralis of M. pterygoideus dorsalis extended to the pterygoid.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz
The mourning dove is a cosmopolitan species found in greater or less numbers in all sections.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
The white-winged dove is nearly one-half larger than the common mourning dove.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne

The mourning dove is so well known in every country that a description of it is unnecessary.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
The sobbing cry of the mourning dove, which they had been hearing all day, suddenly assumed new meaning.
Other Main-Travelled Roads|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for mourning dove

mourning dove

noun

a brown North American dove, Zenaidura macroura, with a plaintive song

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