brush turkey

A form of brush-turkey — Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.

Similar
Alectura lathami

Meanings

nounbrush turkey (plural brush turkeys)

plural brush turkeys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of brush-turkey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblack megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea

Similar
Alectura lathami
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

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