- genus Choriotis
- nounAustralian bustard• Syn: ↑Choriotis• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Otididae, ↑family Otididae• Member Meronyms: ↑plain turkey, ↑Choriotis australis
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genus Choriotis
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Choriotis — noun Australian bustard • Syn: ↑genus Choriotis • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Otididae, ↑family Otididae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Choriotis australis — noun popular Australian game bird • Syn: ↑plain turkey • Hypernyms: ↑bustard • Member Holonyms: ↑Choriotis, ↑genus Choriotis … Useful english dictionary
Choriotis australis — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
plain turkey — noun popular Australian game bird • Syn: ↑Choriotis australis • Hypernyms: ↑bustard • Member Holonyms: ↑Choriotis, ↑genus Choriotis * * * noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
family Otididae — noun bustards • Syn: ↑Otididae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gruiformes, ↑order Gruiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑bustard, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Otididae — noun bustards • Syn: ↑family Otididae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gruiformes, ↑order Gruiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑bus … Useful english dictionary
Cathartes aura — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meleagris gallopavo — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meleagris ocellata — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
