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Meaning of fruit dove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any bird of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

Equivalents

Cymraeg turtur ffrwythau
Deutsch Flaumfußtaube Fruchttaube
Suomi hedelmäkyyhky
Français ptilope
Bahasa Indonesia walik
Polski owocożer

Examples

“Fruit doves are colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves found in forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The genus comprises about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fruit drop fruit fall fruit fly fruit ice fruit jar fruit juice

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