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Definition of Goura
1. n. One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura Victoria) and the crowned pigeon (G. coronata) are among the best known species.
Definition of Goura
1. Noun. Any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus ''Goura'', from New Guinea ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goura
1. a pigeon [n -S]
Medical Definition of Goura
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goura
Literary usage of Goura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"The death of goura drew public attention to the dangerous position of the garrison,
and to the neglect of the Greek government. A cry of indignation at the ..."
2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1893)
"Soc. vp 151 ) has noticed in goura, as in Dodo and the course of their growth."
sidered to be an Australian ancestor of goura ; and this has been named Pro- ..."
3. History of the Greek Revolution by George Finlay (1861)
"BOOK iv. decisive, when the death of goura drew public atten- .CHAP. in. ...
To prevent these desertions goura passed the night ..."
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