talpacoti means the ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti, found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, talpacoti ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From a Native American language, possibly Classical Nahuatl tlapalcocotli, from tlapalli (“red”), cocotli.
noun
- The ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti, found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.
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Words closest in meaning
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- tataupa 61% match — A South American tinamou (Crypturellus tataupa). vs talpacoti →
- doradito 55% match — any of several passerine birds with yellow underparts in the genus Pseudocolopteryx, found in South America vs talpacoti →
- umbrellabird 54% match — A large tropical cotinga of the genus Cephalopterus found in the forests of South America, with black plumage, a radiating crest on the top of its head, vaguely resembling an umbrella, and typically long wattles. vs talpacoti →
- columboid 53% match — Resembling a dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae. vs talpacoti →
- columbid 53% match — Any dove or pigeon in the family Columbidae. vs talpacoti →
- cocrico 53% match — A bird, Ortalis ruficauda. vs talpacoti →
- jacutinga 53% match — A black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga). vs talpacoti →
- motmot 53% match — Any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics. vs talpacoti →