- turkey buzzard
- noun see turkey vulture
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
turkey buzzard
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Turkey buzzard — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turkey buzzard — noun a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States • Syn: ↑buzzard, ↑turkey vulture, ↑Cathartes aura • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
turkey buzzard. — See turkey vulture. [1665 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
turkey buzzard — noun North American term for turkey vulture … English new terms dictionary
turkey buzzard — /ˈtɜki bʌzəd/ (say terkee buzuhd) noun a vulture, Cathartes aura, common in South and Central America and the southern US, having a bare reddish head and a dark plumage. Also, turkey vulture …
turkey buzzard. — See turkey vulture. [1665 75, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Operation Turkey Buzzard — / Beggar … Wikipedia
Turkey — Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turkey beard — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turkey berry — Turkey Tur key, n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus {Meleagris} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
