Türkentaube

German

Etymology

From Türke (Turk) + -n- + Taube (pigeon). So named because the species expanded its habitat from what is now western Turkey towards the north-west over the course of the 20th century, first reaching German-speaking areas around 1940.

Noun

Türkentaube f (genitive Türkentaube, plural Türkentauben)

  1. collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
    Synonym: (colloquial) Fernsehtaube

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