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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of turkey buzzard
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Words nearby turkey buzzard
Turkana, Turkestan, Turkestani, turkey, turkey brown, turkey buzzard, Turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red
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British Dictionary definitions for turkey buzzard
turkey buzzard
turkey vulture
noun
a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head
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