As a proper noun turkey
is country at the intersection of europe and asia on the mediterranean official name: republic of turkey.
As a noun pavo is
turkey.
turkey
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
(UK) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris ).
(colloquial) A failure.
- That film was a turkey .
(slang, usually, mildly, derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
- The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.
(bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
Synonyms
* (bird) Meleagris gallopavo'', ''Meleagris ocellata
* (failure) flop
* (stupid person) fool, idiot, (US) jerk, (UK) plonker, (UK) prat
Derived terms
* Australian turkey
* brush turkey
* bush turkey
* cold turkey
* go full turkey
* scrub turkey
* talk turkey
* turkey buzzard
* turkeyling
* turkey nest
* turkey shoot
* turkey trot
* turkeys voting for Christmas
* turkey vulture
* water turkey
Related terms
* turkey-cock
* wild turkey
* talk turkey
See also
* Anhinga
* (Australian bustard)
* (helmeted guineafowl)
External links
*
* (Meleagris gallopavo)
* (Meleagris ocellata)
pavo
Proper noun
Hyponyms
* (genus) Pavo cristatus'' ((Indian peafowl)) - type species, ''Pavo muticus ((green peafowl)) - other species
Derived terms
* Afropavo
References
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