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mourning dove
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mourning dove
n.
A grayish-brown, swift-flying wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) of North America, noted for its mournful call. Also called turtledove.

mourning dove
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a brown North American dove, Zenaidura macroura, with a plaintive song
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Noun1.mourning dove - wild dove of the United States having a mournful callmourning dove - wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
dove - any of numerous small pigeons
genus Zenaidura, Zenaidura - mourning doves


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Francis said the low vocal frequencies of mourning doves and black-headed grosbeaks appear to overlap with most human-caused noises, which may inhibit vocal communication required for repelling rivals, pairing and nesting.
It's a jungle out there for US pilots as they battle laughing gulls, mourning doves and even bats for ever-shrinking airspace, new data showed Friday.
At Willamette Heights Park, for example, mourning doves, red-breasted nuthatches, downy woodpeckers and Steller's jays congregate.
 
 
 
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