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Zenaidura
n 1: mourning doves [syn: {Zenaidura}, {genus Zenaidura}]

English Dictionary: Zentraleuropa	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zenaidura macroura n wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn: mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zoanthropy n the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zonotrichia n large New World sparrows [syn: Zonotrichia, {genus Zonotrichia}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zonotrichia albicollis n common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown Synonym(s): white- throated sparrow, whitethroat, Zonotrichia albicollis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zonotrichia leucophrys n finch with black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white- crowned sparrow}, Zonotrichia leucophrys]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zander \Zan"der\, n. [Cf. D. zand sand.] (Zo[94]l.) A European pike perch ({Stizostedion lucioperca}) allied to the wall-eye; -- called also {sandari}, {sander}, {sannat}, {schill}, and {zant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. {Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. {Mourning dove} (Zo[94]l.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura}) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust. under {Dove}. {Mourning warbler} (Zo[94]l.), an American ground warbler ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS. d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various related genera. The species are numerous. Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zoantharian \Zo`antha"rian\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Zoantharia. -- n. One of the Anthozoa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zoanthropy \Zoan"thropy\, n. [Gr. [?] animal + [?] man.] (Med.) A kind of monomania in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peabody bird \Pea"bod*y bird`\ (Zo[94]l.) An American sparrow ({Zonotrichia albicollis}) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also {White-throated sparrow}.