wild turkey

noun

1. the ancestral species of the domesticated turkey. Compare turkey ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild turkey¹

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15

Example Sentences

The main difference between wild turkeys and high schoolers is that, one day, most high schoolers grow up.

From Popular-Science

Armed with a plan, a Kindle, and a backpack full of snacks, I rose early and drove through the honeyed morning light in the Moraine Park area, passing clusters of elk and wild turkeys along the way.

From Outside Online

After, the restorative effects of “two jiggers from an old bottle of Wild Turkey,” he began the next chapter of his life.

From The Daily Beast

There was a couple of big wild-turkey-wing fans spread out behind those things.

From Project Gutenberg

Heard a wild turkey gobbler near our camp, for the first time.

From Project Gutenberg

Litwiler killed a wild turkey this evening, which was very fat.

From Project Gutenberg

There were fresh-cooked fowls, and eggs of the wild turkey boiled and dressed in omelettes.

From Project Gutenberg

If there is any member of the feathered tribe entitled to the designation of royal game bird, it is the wild turkey.

From Project Gutenberg