Found 3 hits - Term: mourning dove, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mourning \mourn"ing\, a.
1. grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
1913 webster
2. employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as
appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;
as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,
and the like.
1913 webster
mourning bride bot., a garden flower scabiosa
atropurpurea with dark purple or crimson flowers in
flattened heads.
mourning dove zool., a wild dove zenaidura macroura
found throughout the united states; -- so named from its
plaintive note. called also carolina dove. see illust.
under dove.
mourning warbler zool., an american ground warbler
geothlypis philadelphia. the male has the head, neck,
and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
1913 webster
see also:
mourning bride scabiosa atropurpurea mourning dove zenaidura macroura carolina dove dove
mourning warbler geothlypis philadelphia
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dove \dove\ du^v, n. oe. dove, duve, douve, as. d=ufe;
akin to os. d=uba, d. duif, ohg. t=uba, g. taube, icel.
d=ufa, sw. dufva, dan. due, goth. d=ub=o; perh. from
the root of e. dive.
1. zool. a pigeon of the genus columba and various
related genera. the species are numerous.
1913 webster
note: the domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
derived from the rock pigeon columba livia of
europe and asia; the turtledove of europe, celebrated
for its sweet, plaintive note, is columba turtur or
turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
european species, is columba palumbus; the carolina
dove, or mourning dove, is zenaidura macroura; the
sea dove is the little auk mergulus alle or alle
alle. see turtledove, ground dove, and rock
pigeon. the dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,
gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the
scriptures, the typical symbol of the holy ghost.
1913 webster
2. a word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
1913 webster
o my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --cant. ii.
14.
1913 webster
3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
rather than war or conflict. opposite of hawk.
pjc
dove tick zool., a mite argas reflexus which infests
doves and other birds.
soiled dove, a prostitute. slang dovecot
see also:
columba fantails tumblers carrier pigeons rock pigeon columba livia
turtledove columba turtur turtur vulgaris ringdove columba palumbus
carolina dove mourning dove zenaidura macroura sea dove mergulus alle
alle alle turtledove ground dove rock pigeon hawk
dove tick argas reflexus soiled dove
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mourning dove
n : wild dove of the united states having a mournful call syn:
zenaidura macroura
see also:
zenaidura macroura
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