wild turkey
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild turkey
An Americanism dating back to 1605–15
Example Sentences
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I have built campfires in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and hunted wild turkey in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
From Literature
The National Wild Turkey Federation began hiring for a storyteller in its Midwest chapter in late October.
Other birds in the area include pygmy owls, belted kingfishers and wild turkey.
From Los Angeles Times
Above all, there’s our own curiosity to discover what Rankin will serve up next: a bingo game, a rampaging wild turkey, a stroll through Quebec’s Beige District, an abandoned mall, a funeral next to a freeway, or two stubborn schoolgirls hellbent on chipping frozen cash from the ice.
From Los Angeles Times
The findings shed new light on how climate change may affect wild turkey populations.
From Science Daily
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