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Streptopelia decaocto
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Etymology
From mul grc δέκα ten + grc ὀκτώ eight, from a traditional interpretation of its call as these words; in a Greek fable the bird was sent by the gods in answer to a servant girl's prayer that the world would be told of her paltry salary of 18 coins.
Proper noun
m 1 Streptopelia decaocto mul
species family Columbidae Eurasian collared dove or collared dove
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