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turkey /tûrˈki/ noun- Formerly, a guinea-fowl (thought to have come from Turkey)
- Now, an American genus (Meleagris) of the pheasant family
- A domestic breed of that genus
- Its flesh as food (in US also a substitute)
- Extended to various big birds, such as bustard, ibis and megapode
- A play, film, etc that is a complete failure (slang, chiefly N American)
- A fool, a slow or inept person (slang)
turkey brown noun An angler's name for the mayfly Paraleptophlebia submarginata, or an artificial imitation of it turkey buzzard or turkey vulture noun An American vulture, Cathartes aura turkey cock noun - A male guinea-fowl (obsolete)
- A male turkey
- A strutting, pompous, arrogant blusterer
turkey hen noun - A guinea-hen (obsolete)
- A female turkey
turkey oak noun An American species of oak tree (Quercus laevis) turkˈey-shoot noun (slang, esp US) - A battle involving large-scale killing or destruction of easy targets (military)
- Anything easily won or accomplished
turkey trot noun A kind of ragtime dance cold turkey see under cold talk turkey (chiefly N American) - To talk bluntly
- To talk business
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