Примеры употребления для turtle-dove
1. Not a turtle, but a turtle dove, and it is called turtle because of its call.
2. Turtle dove÷ A traditional image for the apostles, used to signify those who remained faithful in the face of persecution.
3. Turr, says the turtle dove, turr, turr÷ a sweet, mellow purring that fills hearts and ears with a lazy sense of ease.
4. There are many reasons for the decline of the turtle dove, and prominent among them are postwar changes in agricultural practice.