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吐绶鸡

Word · NounTraditional吐綬雞

turkey

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Meanings

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1.

noun

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Formal or technical name for the bird; 火鸡 is more common in everyday speech. Named for the colorful, ribbon-like wattle on its head (绶带).

Tǔ吐
shòu绶
jī鸡
yuán原
chǎn产
yú于
běi北
měi美
zhōu洲
 ,
xiàn现
yǐ已
guǎng广
fàn泛
sì饲
yǎng养
yú于
shì世
jiè界
gè各
dì地
 。

Turkeys are native to North America and are now widely raised around the world.

Nóng农
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
yī一
qún群
tǔ吐
shòu绶
jī鸡
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
gǎn感
ēn恩
jié节
chū出
shòu售
 。

The farm raised a flock of turkeys to sell for Thanksgiving.

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Xióng雄
tǔ吐
shòu绶
jī鸡
zhǎn展
kāi开
wěi尾
yǔ羽
shí时
xiàng像
yī一
bǎ把
huá华
lì丽
de的
shàn扇
zi子
 。

When a male turkey fans its tail feathers, it looks like a magnificent fan.