Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. zoology Any of the genus Talegalla of brushturkeys, of Indonesia and vicinity.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See brush turkey.
Etymologies
- From the genus name. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Lumholtz, describing a festival dance in Australia (237), says that some of the men hold in their mouths tufts of talegalla feathers "for the purpose of giving themselves a savage look.”
“The lowan (Mallee hen, they're mostly called) and talegalla (brush turkey) were thick enough in some of the scrubby corners.”
Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields
“The lowan (Mallee hen, they’re mostly called) and talegalla (brush turkey) were thick enough in some of the scrubby corners.”
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