zə̇ˈnāədə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Zénaïde died 1854 cousin and wife of Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte died 1857
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American pigeons that has one species ( Zenaida aurita ) reaching the West Indies and formerly the Florida coast and one ( Zenaida asiatica ) occurring in the southwestern United States
2. or zenaida dove -s : any bird of the genus Zenaida