brush-turkey en · NOUN
Etymology
From brush + turkey.
Meanings
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Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.
We may also, I think, see in the peculiar organization of the entire family of the Megapodidæ or Brush Turkeys, a reason why they depart so widely from the usual habits of the Class of birds.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 418:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brush turkey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brush-turkeys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| brushturkey | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wattled brush-turkey · collared brush-turkey · black-billed brush-turkey · Waigeo brush-turkey · Australian brush-turkey · red-billed brush-turkey
Synonyms
bush turkey (a turkey-like megapode) · scrub turkey (a turkey-like megapode)
Translations (4)
cmn 叢塚雉 /丛冢雉 (Translations) · fi talekana (Translations) · vi gà tây bụi rậm Úc (Translations) · fi kekokana (Translations)