Turken

//ˈtɜː.kɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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naked neck

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of turkey + chicken.

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