Animal and not a turkey as well

23.11.2007

turkey |ˈtərkē|

a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles.
It is prized as food, esp. on festive occasions such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• Meleagris gallopavo, family Meleagridae (or Phasianidae).

PHRASES
talk turkey informal discuss something frankly and straightforwardly.

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: short for turkey cock or turkey hen, originally applied to the guinea fowl
(which was imported through Turkey), and then erroneously to the American bird.

informal something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, esp. a play or movie.
• a stupid or inept person.

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