Cuckoo-dove

//ˈkʊkuːˌdʌv// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of bird in the genera Macropygia, Reinwardtoena and Turacoena of the pigeon family.

Etymology

From cuckoo + dove.

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