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单词 ear-dove
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ear-dove
ear-dove n. now rare either of two small doves of the genus Zenaida, having two black stripes on each side of the head; the zenaida dove ( Z. aurita), found throughout the Caribbean, and the eared dove ( Z. auriculata), of South America and the southern Caribbean.
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a1705 J. Ray Synopsis Avium & Piscium (1713) 184 Turtur auritus. Ear Dove.
1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 304 It had two spots of each side of the neck of a dark colour, whence the name of Ear-Dove.
1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VIII. 52 According to Brisson, this corresponds with the Ear Dove of Sloane ; and if so, should be a native of Jamaica.
1900 M. A. Ellis Human Ear xiii. 207 There is a bird called the ear-dove, which has two spots of a dark colour, one on each side of the head.
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