bush turkey

noun

The brush turkey, Alectura lathami.

First used 19th c.
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nounbush turkey (plural bush turkeys)

plural bush turkeys

  1. AustraliaThe brush turkey, Alectura lathami.First known use 19th c.

    The other bush foods, such as the girdi girdi, murrandus and bush turkeys, were shared amongst the community.

    1996, Doris Pinkington, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 169
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    The bush-turkey is about the same size as a tame one; the colour dark brown, with light grey feathers on the breast, and full plumage on the head and neck.

    1844, John Barrow, Life, Voyages, and Exploits of Sir Francis Drake

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