brush turkey

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noun

any of several gallinaceous birds, esp Alectura lathami, of New Guinea and Australia, having a black plumage: family Megapodidae (megapodes)

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Words nearby brush turkey

brush-off, brush-on, brushpopper, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brush turkey, brushup, brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque

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Meanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from Turkey.
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After two nights in detention, he was scheduled to be deported back to Turkey on Monday.
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She is also head of the Sabancı Foundation, which conducts female-empowerment programs for women in rural Turkey.
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Turkey has had more than a decade of economic boom, and is now the sixth-most-visited tourist destination in the world.
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We squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.
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Her success increased her confidence in herself and enhanced the boldness and freedom with which she handled her brush.
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Two or three small parties of guerrillas had been sighted, but they took to the brush at the sight of the Federals.
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Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.
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Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.
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