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Taunton turkey

Taunton turkey noun: the double-crested cormorant, Nannopterum auritum.

Noun

Taunton turkey (plural Taunton turkeys)

  1. (US, regional) The double-crested cormorant, Nannopterum auritum.
  2. (US, slang) A herring caught in the region of Taunton, Massachusetts.

Forms of Taunton turkey

pluralTaunton turkeys

Questions about Taunton turkey

What does Taunton turkey mean?
Taunton turkey means the double-crested cormorant, Nannopterum auritum.
What part of speech is Taunton turkey?
Taunton turkey is a noun.
What is the plural of Taunton turkey?
The plural of Taunton turkey is Taunton turkeys.

Words near Taunton turkey in the dictionary

  1. tauntingly
  2. tauntingness
  3. tauntings
  4. Taunton
  5. Taunton Deane
  6. Taunton turkey
  7. Taunton turkeys
  8. Tauntonian
  9. tauntress
  10. tauntresses
  11. taunts

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