Zenaidura macroura

Zenaidura macroura
Mourning Mourn"ing, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster]

2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. [1913 Webster]

{Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.

{Mourning dove} (Zo["o]l.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura}) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust. under {Dove}.

{Mourning warbler} (Zo["o]l.), an American ground warbler ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. [1913 Webster]


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  • Zenaidura macroura — niūrioji zenaida statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Zenaida macroura; Zenaidura macroura angl. American mourning dove vok. Carolinataube, f rus. плачущая горлица, f pranc. tourterelle triste, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Zenaidura macroura — Dove Dove (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe; akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zenaidura macroura — noun wild dove of the United States having a mournful call • Syn: ↑mourning dove • Hypernyms: ↑dove • Member Holonyms: ↑Zenaidura, ↑genus Zenaidura …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zenaidura — noun mourning doves • Syn: ↑genus Zenaidura • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Columbidae, ↑family Columbidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Zenaidura — noun mourning doves • Syn: ↑Zenaidura • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Columbidae, ↑family Columbidae • Member Meronyms: ↑mo …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zenaida macroura — niūrioji zenaida statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Zenaida macroura; Zenaidura macroura angl. American mourning dove vok. Carolinataube, f rus. плачущая горлица, f pranc. tourterelle triste, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Zenaida macroura — Tourterelle triste Tourterelle triste …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mourning dove — a dove, Zenaidura macroura, of North America, noted for its plaintive cooing. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * Species (Zenaida macroura) of pigeon (family Columbidae), the common wild pigeon of North America. They have long, pointed tails, and the sides… …   Universalium

  • mourning dove — noun wild dove of the United States having a mournful call • Syn: ↑Zenaidura macroura • Hypernyms: ↑dove • Member Holonyms: ↑Zenaidura, ↑genus Zenaidura …   Useful english dictionary

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