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The term to refer to a Turtle Dove or pigeon from tortola is cucusa. It is a term used in the eastern plains of Colombia. It is one of the common names given to the Turtle-Dove, which is also known as pigeon, Dove or pigeon montera. Its scientific name is Zenaida auriculata and belongs to the family Columbidae. It is typical of South America. Cutuza, is one of the common names of pocket gophers, taltuzas or rats of pocket, which are a few small rodents like rats or moles and are of the family Geomyidae. They are found from Canada to Colombia. The word has origins in the Nahuatl language (Tozan, Tuzan which is Mole, rat).