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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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Origin of ocellated turkey

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby ocellated turkey

ocean sunfish, Oceanus, Oceanus Procellarum, ocellar, ocellated, ocellated turkey, ocellation, ocellus, ocelot, och, oche
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