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turken

UK/ˈtɜː.kɪn/US/ˈtɝ.kɪn/

turken noun: synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).

Noun

turken (plural turkens)

  1. Synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).
    • 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.1933, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, page 239
    Synonyms:
    Naked Neck

Synonyms of turken

Forms of turken

pluralturkens

Origin of turken

Blend of turkey + chicken.

Questions about turken

What does turken mean?
Turken means synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).
What part of speech is turken?
Turken is a noun.
How do you pronounce turken?
Turken is pronounced /ˈtɜː.kɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of turken?
The plural of turken is turkens.

Words near turken in the dictionary

  1. Turkel
  2. Turkels
  3. Turkeman
  4. Turkemans
  5. Turkemen
  6. turken
  7. turkens
  8. turker
  9. turkers
  10. Turkery
  11. Turkes

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