ocellated turkey

noun

: a wild turkey (Agriocharis ocellata) of Yucatan, Honduras, and Guatemala that is slightly smaller than the common turkey and has the tail feathers margined with rich coppery color and ocellated with greenish blue

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“Ocellated turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocellated%20turkey. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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