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- noun A
dove of the genusPtilinopus , in the pigeon and dove familyColumbidae . These colorful,frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves are found in the forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large genus with about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.
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vanishedone commented on the word fruit dove
...and discovered the hard way that fruit can't swim.
December 15, 2008