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Meaning of turtle dove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɜːtəldʌv

Definitions

  1. 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).
  2. A lover or couple as a pair.

Equivalents

العربية تُرْغُلَّة
Български гургулица
Bosanski grlica grličji грлица грличји
Català tórtora
Čeština hrdliččí hrdlička
Cymraeg turtur
Dansk turteldue
Deutsch Turtel Turteltaube
Ελληνικά τρυγόνι
Esperanto turto
Español tórtola
Euskara usapal
فارسی قمری
Suomi turturikyyhky
Français tourterelle
Gaeilge fearán
Gàidhlig calman-tùchan
Galego rula
Hrvatski grlica grličji грлица грличји
Magyar gerle vadgerle
Հայերեն տատրակ
Íslenska turtildúfa
Italiano tortora
日本語 子雉鳩 山鳩
ქართული გვრიტი
Latina palumbes turtur
Македонски грлица
Nederlands tortel tortelduif
Polski turkawka
Português rola
Română turturea turturică
Русский горлинка горлица
Slovenščina grlica
Shqip kullumbri turtull
Српски grlica grličji грлица грличји
Svenska turturduva
Türkçe dirvana üveyik
Українська горлиця

Examples

“Out for their evening constitutional. A lovely pair of turtledoves. Around the jolly corner, and off to the park.”

CEFR level

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

turtle excluder device turtle frog turtle frolic turtle graphics turtle hull Turtle Island

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