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PRONUNCIATION OF MOURNING DOVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOURNING DOVE

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Mourning dove is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MOURNING DOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Mourning dove

The mourning dove is a member of the dove family. The bird is also called the turtle dove or the American mourning dove or rain dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds. It is also the leading gamebird, with more than 20 million birds shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and for meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure stems from its prolific breeding: in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods a year. Its plaintive woo-OO-oo-oo-oo call gives the bird its name. The wings can make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h. Mourning doves are light grey and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.

Definition of mourning dove in the English dictionary

The definition of mourning dove in the dictionary is a brown North American dove, Zenaidura macroura, with a plaintive song.

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Synonyms and antonyms of mourning dove in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mourning dove» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOURNING DOVE

Find out the translation of mourning dove to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mourning dove from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mourning dove» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哀悼鸽子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paloma de luto
570 millions of speakers

English

mourning dove
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोक कबूतर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حداد حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

траур голубь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pomba de lamentação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোকের কবুতর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les tourterelles tristes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merpati berkabung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trauer Taube
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナゲキバト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애도 비둘기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyembah dara
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tiếng chim gáy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துக்கம் புறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोक कबुतरासारखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lutto colomba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mourning Dove
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

траур голуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doliu porumbel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πένθος περιστέρι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rou duif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sörjande duva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sorg due
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOURNING DOVE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOURNING DOVE»

Discover the use of mourning dove in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mourning dove and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mourning Dove: A Salishan Autobiography
Mourning Dove was the pen name of Christine Quintasket, a member of the Colville Federated Tribes of eastern Washington State.
Mourning Dove, Jay Miller, 1990
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Coyote Stories
These tales feature Mole, Coyote's wife, Chipmunk, Owl-Woman, Fox, and others
Mourning Dove, Heister Dean Guie, 1990
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Ecology and Management of the Mourning Dove
Nicely published (apparently with subsidy) by the Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, D.C. Comprehensively deals with the most numerous, widespread, and heavily hunted of North American gamebirds.
Thomas S. Baskett, 1993
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The Mourning Dove: A Story of Love
With simple storytelling and honest sentiment, The Mourning Dove answers the question, "What is the worth of one person?"
Larry Barkdull, 1996
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Mourning dove
A stunning theatrical piece in which assuming a loved one's best interests leads to an entire family's loss.
Emil Sher, 2005
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The Mourning Dove's Message: Earth's Memories Series, Book I
Neither can begin to predict the challenges that await them. The Mourning Dove's Message shares the unforgettable journey of one woman's brave struggle to survive in the face of the chaos and adversity that overshadows 1930s America.
Nancy Larsen-Sanders, 2012
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Cogewea, the Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana ...
One of the first known novels by a Native American woman, Cogewea (1927) is the story of a half-blood girl caught between the worlds of Anglo ranchers and full-blood reservation Indians; between the craven and false-hearted easterner Alfred ...
Mourning Dove, Sho-pow-tan, Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, 1927
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Mourning Dove
When Mikey's sister falls in love with the hunter's son, everyone gets caught in the turmoil, but the only place serving up peace is Mourning Dove.Publishers Weekly --“It's remarkably well handled — the story of young love, the depth of ...
Meg Wilson, 2012
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I Can Hear the Mourning Dove
Gifted but severely mentally disturbed, sixteen-year-old Grace moves back and forth between school and hospital, where she receives unexpected support from an antisocial delinquent named Luke.
James W. Bennett, 1997
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Mourning dove capture and banding
Banding plays an extremely important role in the management of the mourning dove, the most important single migratory game bird species in North America in terms of hunter harvest.
Henry M. Reeves, Aelred D. Geis, F. Charles Kniffin, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOURNING DOVE»

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Leucistic, Piebald, and Albino: What's the Difference?
A leucistic mourning dove hunts for food beneath bird feeders. Leucistic birds lack melanin in their feathers, which gives them a grayish-white ... «OutdoorHub, Jul 15»
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Woodford County testing 10 birds for West Nile Virus
... Catbird, Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, Chickadee, Cowbird, Creeper, Finch, Flycatcher, Grackle, Lark, Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, Nuthatch, ... «CInewsNow, Jul 15»
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MATTHEWS: Dove population remains stable in Western states
Prior to the collection of all HIP, banding, and wing data, the USFWS primarily used the mourning dove call-count survey and limited harvest ... «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approves dove season dates
7 for both Mourning dove and Eurasian collard dove. The commissioners also heard a proposal for dates for the coming duck season. The proposed dates are ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
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Lawson: Kids, grandkids becoming trailblazers
For the first time ever, I spotted a mourning dove nest and have been monitoring it since. It seems the bird lays two white eggs, which seem to ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
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The Bird Watcher: The Case of the Spurious Sparrows
We also noted a mourning dove, a male brown-headed cowbird, a grackle and two rock pigeons flying about. A wren and a cardinal called ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Column: Aerial gleaners rule the skies
Examples of ground gleaners in the Central Highlands area include Gambel's quail, mourning dove and spotted towhees. Bark gleaning ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»
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Bird watching forms fun new passion
Pretty soon there was a large pretty mourning dove. Kate, our guest, directed my attention to its nest in the front yard. Well. Well. We had some permanent ... «Imperial Republican, Jul 15»
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Smith: Early dove, teal season starts approved in state
For instance, last year's mourning dove numbers where higher than normal. The juvenile to adult ration indicated an above average number of ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
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Tyler Paper Outdoors offering season-opening dove hunt
At the same time he said mourning dove numbers continue to be stable to slightly increasing. Oldenburger said a lot of what happens early in ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»

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