tourte

French

noun
Definitions
  • (Quebec) passenger pigeon (compare tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, Ectopistes migratorius (Ectopistes migratorius), pigeon migrateur, Ectopistes migratorius (Ectopistes migratorius))
  • (Louisiana French) dove

Etymology

Inherited from Latin turtur (turtledove, turtle, turtle dove).

Origin

Latin

turtur

Gloss

turtledove, turtle, turtle dove

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

龜

Emoji

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