Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruddy ground dove

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: rud-dy -ground -dove
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South American ground dove, of species Columbina talpacoti.

Example Sentences

"Ruddy Ground-Dove Troy E. Corman Columbina talpacoti The fairly recent arrival of Ruddy Ground-Doves in the Southwest emulates the appearance of Inca Doves in Arizona more than a century ago. These little rusty doves are often found ..."
"Out-of-state birders seeking Ruddy Ground Doves should be aware of two things. Ruddies associate much more frequently with Inca Doves than with Common Ground Doves. In fact, in eleven personal sightings of this species ..."

Inflected Forms

ruddy ground doves (plural)

Synonyms

chocolate dove talpacoti talpacoti dove talpacoti ground dove talpacoti pigeon

Questions

What does ruddy ground dove mean?: A South American ground dove, of species Columbina talpacoti.

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