Plural form of turtle-dove an alternative spelling of turtle dove.(noun)
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Use "turtle-doves" in a sentence
"He did not exactly understand what a turtle was; but he know of turtle-doves, which are in German called _Turtel-tauben_, and, as he did not want to trouble himself to look for the expression in a dictionary, _turtle-doves_ it remained."
"There are quite a few doves that are commonly known as turtle-doves, a name inspired by their deep, purring "turrr, turrr" song."
"Every science fiction writer should don their garlands and with reverent steps approach the altar of the market place and sacrifice two turtle-doves to the muses in thanks for Rowlings 'work."