turtur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Dove noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
Senses
turtur is used for these senses in English:
- dove (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- 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).
Dove — full definition
- noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
- noun A person who favours peaceful or diplomatic solutions over conflict, especially in politics.
- verb Past tense of "dive," used in American English.