Streptopelia decaocto
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “ten”) + ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), from a traditional interpretation of its call as these words; in a Greek fable the bird was sent by the gods in answer to a servant girl's prayer that the world would be told of her paltry salary of 18 coins.
Proper noun
[edit]- A taxonomic species within the family Columbidae – Eurasian collared dove or collared dove.
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN