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

English Dictionary: Zonotrichia albicollis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zenaidura macroura
n
  1. wild dove of the United States having a mournful call [syn: mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zoanthropy
n
  1. the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zonotrichia
n
  1. large New World sparrows [syn: Zonotrichia, {genus Zonotrichia}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zonotrichia albicollis
n
  1. 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
  1. 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`an*tha"ri*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Of or pertaining to the Zoantharia. -- n. One of the
      Anthozoa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zoanthropy \Zo*an"thro*py\, 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}.
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