Found 3 items, similar to Turkeys.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: turkey kalkun
English → English (WordNet) Definition: turkey turkey n 1: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food [syn: Meleagris gallopavo] 2: a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923 [syn: Republic of Turkey ] 3: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; “some joker is blocking the driveway” [syn: joker] 4: flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted 5: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; “the first experiment was a real turkey”; “the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned” [syn: bomb, dud] 6: wild turkey of Central America and northern South America [syn: ocellated turkey, Agriocharis ocellata]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Turkeys Turkeys \Tur"keys\, a. Turkish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 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, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tall feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. Its is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zo["o]l.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zo["o]l.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zo["o]l.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zo["o]l.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster]