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Brush turkey
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What's The Definition Of Brush turkey?
[n] black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
Synonyms | Synonyms for Brush turkey: Alectura lathami Related Terms | Find terms related to Brush turkey: See Also | Alectura | genus Alectura | megapode | mound builder | moundbird | scrub fowl Brush turkey In Webster's Dictionary \Brush" tur`key\ (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla
Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to
several allied species of New Guinea.
Note: The brush turkeys live in the ``brush,'' and construct
a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)
deposited in it by the females of the flock.
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