1. turtledove(n = noun.animal) australian turtledove, stictopelia cuneata - small Australian dove;
is a kind of dove
is a member of genus stictopelia, stictopelia
2. turtledove(n = noun.animal) - any of several Old World wild doves;
is a kind of dove
is a member of genus streptopelia, streptopelia
has particulars: streptopelia turtur, ringdove, streptopelia risoria
1. Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to
" The South African turtledove (
2. Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (
" The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove." [1913 Webster]