Definitions
1.nounThe guinea fowl (family Numididae).
2.nounA bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).
3.nounThe flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food."All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch."
4.nounWith a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the bush turkey or brush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
5.nounAn act of throwing three strikes in a row.
6.nounA patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
7.nounA pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase.
8.nounA failure."That film was a turkey."
9.noun(usually mildly) A foolish or inept person."The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him."