Peacock vs. Turkey

Peacock vs. Turkey — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Peacock and Turkey

Peacocknoun

A male peafowl with brilliant blue or green iridescent tails.

Turkeynoun

Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.

Peacocknoun

A peafowl, either male or female.

Turkeynoun

(uncountable) The meat or flesh of this bird eaten as food

All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.

Peacocknoun

A vainglorious person 14th c.

Turkeynoun

(colloquial) A failure.

That film was a turkey.
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Peacocknoun

A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo or Afropavo, whose males have extravagant tails.

Turkeynoun

A foolish or inept person.

The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.

Peacockverb

(intransitive) To strut about proudly.

Turkeynoun

(bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.

Peacockverb

(intransitive) To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.

Turkeynoun

(obsolete) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).

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Peacocknoun

European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

Turkeynoun

A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.

Peacocknoun

male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

Turkeynoun

A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle.

Turkeynoun

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

Turkeynoun

a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923

Turkeynoun

a person who does something thoughtless or annoying;

some joker is blocking the driveway

Turkeynoun

flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

Turkeynoun

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual;

the first experiment was a real turkeythe meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned

Turkeynoun

wild turkey of Central America and northern South America