white-winged dove
[ hwahyt-wingd, wahyt- ]
noun
a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
Origin of white-winged dove
1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words Nearby white-winged dove
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How to use white-winged dove in a sentence
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 PayneM. pseudotemporalis profundus appeared to be enlarged in the white-winged dove.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves | Robert L. MerzThe white-winged dove was referred to a separate genus, Melopelia.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves | Robert L. MerzHere the white-winged dove of Peace has made her nest in the rusty and battered helmet of grim-visaged war.
Let the daintiest white of the white-winged dove encase its "inspired words," printed on translated tissue of ethereal linen.
The Church of St. Bunco | Gordon Clark
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