TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.

Source: THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
 

Turkey, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 262
Housing Units (2000): 105
Land area (2000): 0.398726 sq. miles (1.032696 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.398726 sq. miles (1.032696 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68740
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 34.992954 N, 78.184245 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 28393
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Turkey, NC Turkey

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Turkey, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 494
Housing Units (2000): 274
Land area (2000): 0.824834 sq. miles (2.136309 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.824834 sq. miles (2.136309 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73964
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.394248 N, 100.894736 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79261
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Turkey, TX Turkey

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.]

A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster]

Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere.

Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris.

Turkey red.
   (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter.
   (b) Cloth dyed with this red.

Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge.

Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.]

(Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster]

Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster]

Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard.

Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum).

Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]

Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture.

Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey.

Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey.

Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.]

Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

76 Moby Thesaurus words for "turkey": Bantam, Cornish hen, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bomb, broiler, brooder, broody hen, bust, caille, canard, caneton, capon, chanticleer, chapon, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, dindon, domestic fowl, drake, duck, duckling, dull thud, dunghill fowl, faisan, fizzle, flat failure, flop, floperoo, fowl, frost, fryer, game fowl, gander, gobbler, goose, gosling, grouse, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, hen, hen turkey, lemon, oie, partlet, partridge, pheasant, pigeon, pigeonneau, poulard, poulet, poult, poultry, pullet, quail, roaster, rooster, setting hen, spring chicken, squab, stewing chicken, tom, tom turkey, total loss, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, volaille, washout, wild duck

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

turkey

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Turkey \Tur"key\, n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.]

An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.

Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere.

Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris.

Turkey red.
   (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter.
   (b) Cloth dyed with this red.

Turkey sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge.

Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.

Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tall feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (M. ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native.

Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard.

Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and S. torvum).

Turkey bird (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]

Turkey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. Its is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture.

Turkey cock (Zo["o]l.), a male turkey.

Turkey hen (Zo["o]l.), a female turkey.

Turkey pout (Zo["o]l.), a young turkey. [R.]

Turkey vulture (Zo["o]l.), the turkey buzzard.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)