Turteltaube — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lovebird noun Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
Senses
Turteltaube is used for these senses in English:
- European turtle dove A bird of the species Streptopelia turtur.
- lovebird Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- lovebird (metaphorical, usually, in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
- turtle dove Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).
lovebird — full definition
- noun Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- noun One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.