brush turkey
noun
Origin of brush turkey
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby brush turkey
brush cut,
brush discharge,
brush fire,
brush flower,
brush off,
brush turkey,
brush up,
brush-fire,
brush-footed butterfly,
brush-off,
brush-on
Example sentences from the Web for brush turkey
The first compartment contains two of the rarities of the gardens—the satin bower-bird and the Tallagulla or brush-turkey.
Curiosities of Civilization |Andrew WynterVul′turism, rapacity; Vul′turn, the Australian brush-turkey.
The Tallegalla Lathami, or brush-turkey of Australia, is another rare bird.
British Dictionary definitions for brush turkey
brush turkey
noun
any of several gallinaceous birds, esp Alectura lathami, of New Guinea and Australia, having a black plumage: family Megapodidae (megapodes)