Beltsville Small White

noun

Belts·​ville Small White

ˈbelts-ˌvil-,

especially South -vəl-

: a small white domestic turkey of a variety developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to meet the demand for a smaller table bird

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from Beltsville, Maryland

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