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quail-dove

/ˈkweɪldʌv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
quail--dove
IPA
/ˈkweɪldʌv/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.

Etymology

From quail + dove.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkweɪldʌv/

Inflected Forms

quail-doves (plural) quail dove (alternative)

Phrases

blue-headed quail-dove bridled quail-dove buff-fronted quail-dove Chiriquí quail-dove crested quail-dove grey-fronted quail-dove indigo-crowned quail-dove Key West quail-dove

Questions

How do you pronounce quail-dove?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkweɪldʌv/.
What does quail-dove mean?
Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.
Where does quail-dove come from?
From quail + dove.

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