tobacco dove

English

Etymology

Because it often nests near tobacco fields.

Noun

tobacco dove (plural tobacco doves)

  1. (especially Southern US, Caribbean) The common ground dove, Columbina passerina.
    Synonym: moaning dove
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:tobacco dove.

Translations
common ground dove — see common ground dove
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