brush turkey
noun
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Origin of brush turkey
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby brush turkey
brush cut, brush discharge, brush fire, brush flower, brush off, brush turkey, brush up, brush-fire, brush-footed butterfly, brush-off, brush-on
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Example sentences from the Web for brush turkey
The first compartment contains two of the rarities of the gardens—the satin bower-bird and the Tallagulla or brush-turkey.
Curiosities of Civilization|Andrew WynterVul′turism, rapacity; Vul′turn, the Australian brush-turkey.
The Tallegalla Lathami, or brush-turkey of Australia, is another rare bird.
British Dictionary definitions for brush turkey
brush turkey
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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