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

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

Declension

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