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turkey

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: turkey

1
 n
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
2
 n
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: turkey
1

n large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

Synonyms:
Meleagris gallopavo
Types:
gobbler, tom, tom turkey, turkey cock
male turkey
Type of:
domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

n flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

Type of:
poultry
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
2

n a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Synonyms:
joker
Type of:
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

n an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

“the first experiment was a real turkey”
Synonyms:
bomb, dud
Type of:
bust, fizzle, flop
a complete failure
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