goura

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noun

Any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea

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Meanings

noungoura (plural gouras)

plural gouras

  1. Any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea

Origin

From one or more of the languages of New Guinea. The oldest use in the scientific literature, as a French word, may be a plate caption "La Goura de la nouvelle Guinée" in Pierre Sonnerat's Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinée. The spelling Goüra also appears in the 19th century.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Rugao
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APA

goura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goura

MLA

“goura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goura. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goura.

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