turken

See also: Turken and Türken

English

Etymology

Blend of turkey +‎ chicken

Pronunciation

Noun

turken (plural turkens)

  1. Synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).
    • 1933, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, page 239:
      These inoculations did not result in the production of precipitins in chickens against turken serum or in turkens against chicken serum, whereas both produced precipitins when injected into turkeys.

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

turken m

  1. definite singular of turke

Swedish

Noun

turken

  1. definite singular of turk
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