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for sea dove
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sea dove \Sea" dove`\ (Zool.)
The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zool.)
A very small arctic sea bird ({Mergulus alle, or Alle
alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --
called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and
sea dove.
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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
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