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for Mourning dove
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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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.
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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">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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dove \Dove\ (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe;
akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel.
d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from
the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zool.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
related genera. The species are numerous.
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Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
rock+pigeon+({Columba+livia">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">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.
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2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
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O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.
14.
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3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.
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Dove+tick+(Zool.),+a+mite+({Argas+reflexus">Dove tick (Zool.), a mite ({Argas reflexus) which infests
doves and other birds.
Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang] Dovecot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
mourning dove
n 1: wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn:
mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura]
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