talpacoti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti, found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.

Word forms

talpacoti talpacotis

Etymology

From a Native American language, possibly Classical Nahuatl tlapalcocotli, from tlapalli (“red”), cocotli.

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