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ringed turtle dove

noun

Definition of RINGED TURTLE DOVE

:  a small pale dove (Streptopelia risoria) that has a black ring around the sides and back of the neck, exists chiefly in domestication as a cage bird, and is probably of African origin
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First Known Use of RINGED TURTLE DOVE

1983

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