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brush turkey

brush tur·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bruhsh tur-kee]
    • /brʌʃ ˈtɜr ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bruhsh tur-kee]
    • /brʌʃ ˈtɜr ki/

Definitions of brush turkey words

  • noun brush turkey any of several gallinaceous birds, esp Alectura lathami, of New Guinea and Australia, having a black plumage: family Megapodidae (megapodes) 3
  • noun brush turkey megapode. 1
  • noun brush turkey Alternative spelling of brush-turkey. 0

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Origin of brush turkey

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Brush turkey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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brush turkey popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

brush turkey usage trend in Literature

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