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brush-turkey

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
brush--turkey
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From brush + turkey.

Inflected Forms

brush-turkeys (plural) brush turkey (alternative) brushturkey (alternative)

Phrases

Australian brush-turkey black-billed brush-turkey collared brush-turkey red-billed brush-turkey Waigeo brush-turkey wattled brush-turkey

Synonyms

bush turkey scrub turkey

Questions

What does brush-turkey mean?
Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.
Where does brush-turkey come from?
From brush + turkey.

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