noun
a wild dove (= a type of bird) with a pleasant soft call, thought to be a very loving bird
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : turtle from Old English turtla , turtle turtle dove (from Latin turtur , of imitative origin).
noun
a wild dove (= a type of bird) with a pleasant soft call, thought to be a very loving bird
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : turtle from Old English turtla , turtle turtle dove (from Latin turtur , of imitative origin).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005