Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae — the brown doves.

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Examples

  • Included in the ecoregion are the critically endangered Sulu bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei), Tawitawi brown-dove (Phapitreron cinereiceps), and Sulu hornbill (Anthracoceros montani) and the endangered blue-winged racquet-tail (Prionoturus verticalis).

    Sulu Archipelago rain forests 2008

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