turkey

== English == === Alternative forms === turkie (obsolete) === Etymology === Clipping of turkey-cock and turkey-hen, originally denoting the guinea fowl, an African bird that was first imported to Europe through Turkey, but there is some controversy over the origin. The word was then transferred to the superficially similar North American bird Meleagris gallopavo. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːki/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝki/ Homophone: Turkey Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki Hyphenation: turk‧ey === Noun === turkey (plural turkeys or (obsolete) turkies) (countable, originally, now obsolete) The guinea fowl (family Numididae). [from c. 1600] (countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck. A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo. A domesticated bird of Meleagris gallopavo domesticus. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. (countable) With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)). (countable, bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row. (countable, medicine, slang, derogatory) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer. (countable, Australia, US, slang, dated) A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase. [from early 20th c.] (countable, US, slang) A failure. Synonym: flop (countable, US, slang, usually mildly derogatory) A foolish or inept person. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiot (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang, derogatory) A prostitute. Synonyms: ho, hoe ==== Hyponyms ==== (male): turkey-cock (female): turkey-hen Californian turkey ocellated turkey wild turkey ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== gobble (“to make the sound of a turkey”) === References === === Further reading === domestic turkey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia turkey (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia turkey as food on Wikipedia.Wikipedia turkey (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Meleagris gallopavo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Meleagris ocellata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies “turkey”, in Collins English Dictionary.