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  • turtle dove — UK US noun [countable] [singular turtle dove plural turtle doves] a bird similar to a pigeon that is sometimes used for representing love Thesaurus: species of bird …   Useful english dictionary

  • TURTLE DOVE — (Heb. תּוֹר, an onomatopoeic word), the Streptopelia turtur. Large flights arrive in Israel in spring, and their cooing, which fills the wood, heralds the advent of spring (Song 2:12). It nests in trees and lays two clutches of eggs. In October… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • turtle dove — turtle doves also turtle dove N COUNT A turtle dove is a type of light brown dove which makes a soft pleasant sound and which is said to behave in a very affectionate way towards its sexual partner and its young …   English dictionary

  • Turtle Dove — Taxobox name = Turtle Dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Streptopelia species = S. turtur binomial = Streptopelia… …   Wikipedia

  • turtle dove — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turtle dove : singular turtle dove plural turtle doves a bird similar to a pigeon that is sometimes used for representing love …   English dictionary

  • Turtle, Turtle-dove —    Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sacrifice by Mary at her purification (Luke 2:24). The pigeon and the turtle dove were the only birds permitted to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 1 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Oriental Turtle Dove — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • Malagasy Turtle Dove — On Praslin island, Seychelles Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • African helmeted turtle — Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • birds — Turtle doves and young pigeons were allowed for sacrifices (Lev. 1:14; Luke 2:24). Wild birds were hunted (Amos 3:5; Ps. 91:3). The migratory habits of birds were well known (Jer. 8:7), and quails migrating from Africa to Europe fed the… …   Dictionary of the Bible

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