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Found 4 hits - Term: brush turkey, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
megapode \meg"apode\ me^g".ap=od, n. mega- + gr.
   poy`s, podo`s, foot. zool.
   any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous
   birds of the genera megapodius and leipoa, inhabiting
   australia and other pacific islands. called also mound
   builder, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. see
   jungle fowl
   b under jungle, and leipoa.
       1913 webster
see also:
megapodius leipoa mound builder scrub fowl moundbird brush turkey 
jungle fowl jungle 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. zool.
   any of several large-footed short-winged birds of
   australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to
   incubate eggs. called also mound builder, mound maker,
   megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl.

   syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
mound builder mound maker megapode brush turkey scrub fowl 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
brush turkey \brush" tur`key\ zool.
   a large, edible, gregarious bird of australia talegalla
   lathami of the family megapodidae. also applied to
   several allied species of new guinea.
   1913 webster

   note: the brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a
         common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
         vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
         hatch the numerous eggs sometimes half a bushel
         deposited in it by the females of the flock.
         1913 webster
see also:
talegalla lathami megapodidae 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
brush turkey
     n : black megapode of wooded regions of australia and new guinea
         syn: alectura lathami
see also:
alectura lathami 

Results 1 - 10 of 13 found about brush turkey:

Brush >> B Words
Brush, definition of term: Brush
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Turkey >> T Words
Turkey, definition of term: Turkey
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Turkey Hen >> T Words
Turkey Hen, definition of term: Turkey Hen
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Turkey Red >> T Words
Turkey Red, definition of term: Turkey Red
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Turkey Stone >> T Words
Turkey Stone, definition of term: Turkey Stone
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Turkey Trot >> T Words
Turkey Trot, definition of term: Turkey Trot
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Brush Down >> B Words
Brush Down, definition of term: Brush Down
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Turkey Bird >> T Words
Turkey Bird, definition of term: Turkey Bird
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Brush Up >> B Words
Brush Up, definition of term: Brush Up
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Brush Aside >> B Words
Brush Aside, definition of term: Brush Aside
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