cuckoo-dove

noun

cuckoo-dove

noun

UK /ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv/

Etymology From cuckoo + dove.

1

Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family.

Derived terms
Andaman cuckoo-dove, bar-necked cuckoo-dove, barred cuckoo-dove, black-billed cuckoo-dove, black cuckoo-dove, brown cuckoo-dove, crested cuckoo-dove, great cuckoo-dove, little cuckoo-dove, Philippine cuckoo-dove, pied cuckoo-dove, spot-breasted cuckoo-dove, white-faced cuckoo-dove

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