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ocellated turkey

noun

a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.

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Nearby words

oceanside, oceanus, oceanus procellarum, ocellar, ocellated, ocellated turkey, ocellation, ocellus, ocelot, och, oche

Origin of ocellated turkey

First recorded in 1860–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019