单词 | pea dove |
释义 | > as lemmaspea dove pea dove n. a dove, Zenaida aurita, of the West Indies and Florida. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > genus Zenaida (mourning dove) mourning dove1833 whitewing1834 pea dove1847 1847 P. H. Gosse & R. Hill Birds of Jamaica 308 The Pea-dove is frequently seen in the middle of dusty high-roads. 1949 V. S. Reid New Day ii. xiv. 237 No mourning songs came from peadoves this day. 1998 R. Carr Brixton Bwoy i. 16 There were many tasty birds to catch, like the pea dove, the ground dove and the white-winged and barby doves. < as lemmas |
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