Meanings
nounmourning dove (plural mourning doves)
plural mourning doves
- A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America
Synonyms: American mourning dove,
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America
Similar
American mourning dove,
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
mourning + dove, referring to the bird's call, which is regarded as mournful or plangent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian плачеща гургулица
- плачеща гургулица (plačešta gurgulica)Zenaida macroura
Dutch treurduif
- treurduifZenaida macroura
Esperanto plorturto
- plorturtoZenaida macroura
Finnish vaikertajakyyhky
- vaikertajakyyhkyZenaida macroura
French tourterelle triste
- tourterelle tristeZenaida macroura
German Carolinataube, Trauertaube
- CarolinataubeZenaida macroura
- TrauertaubeZenaida macroura
Russian пла́чущая го́рлица
- пла́чущая го́рлица (pláčuščaja górlica)Zenaida macroura
Spanish huilota, tórtola
- huilotaZenaida macroura
- tórtolaZenaida macroura
Cite this entry
APA
mourning dove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20dove
MLA
“mourning dove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20dove. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mourning dove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mourning%20dove.
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