zenaida (dove)

zenaida (dove) Definition

☆ ze·nai·da (dove) (zə nā′ə də)

noun

either of two wild doves, (Zenaida aurita) of Florida and the Caribbean, or (Z. asiatica) of the SW U.S. to Chile

Etymology: ModL: after Zénaïde, wife of C. L. Bonaparte (1803-57), Fr ornithologist

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