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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.)
A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla
Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to
several allied species of New Guinea.
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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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