turkey
Example Sentences
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It measured roughly the size of a turkey, though adults of the species may have been twice as large.
From Science Daily
It was a propane tank turkey fryer and worked great for frybread.
From Literature
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But we also saved species that were headed for oblivion, including the wild turkey, the wood duck, the bald eagle and—that bane of airports and golf courses everywhere—the Canada goose.
My mother had cooked a huge meal of fish soup and roast turkey, ptarmigan, and sourdough bread.
From Literature
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"Veal", "pork", "chicken", "turkey", "duck" and "lamb" were less lucky -- as well as the generic label "meat".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.