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Meaning of BRUSH TURKEY

Pronunciation:  brush'turkee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
 
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 Synonyms: Alectura lathami
 
 See Also: Alectura, genus Alectura, megapode, mound builder, moundbird, scrub fowl

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Brush" tur`key\ (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla
Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to
several allied species of New Guinea.
Note: The brush turkeys live in the ``brush,'' and construct
      a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
      vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
      hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)
      deposited in it by the females of the flock.
 
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