turkey

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turkey Definition

• (n) large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
• (n) a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
• (n) a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
• (n) flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
• (n) an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
• (n) wild turkey of Central America and northern South America

turkey Synonyms

• Agriocharis ocellata
• bomb
• dud
• joker
• Meleagris gallopavo
• ocellated turkey
• Republic of Turkey
• turkey