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STREPTOPELIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Turtledoves

Synonyms:

genus Streptopelia; Streptopelia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Streptopelia" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Streptopelia"):

turtledove (any of several Old World wild doves)

Holonyms ("Streptopelia" is a member of...):

Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)

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