plain turkey

plain turkey
noun
popular Australian game bird
Hypernyms: ↑bustard
Member Holonyms: ↑Choriotis, ↑genus Choriotis

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noun
Etymology: plain (III)
: the bustard (Choriotis australis) of Australia that is now becoming rare because of excessive hunting for sport and table

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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