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单词 taunton turkey
释义

Taunton turkeyn.

/ˈtɔːntən ˈtəːki/
Etymology: < the name of Taunton, Massachusetts + turkey n.2
U.S.
The alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, a fish resembling a herring found in marine or fresh water in eastern North America; = alewife n.2
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > clupea serrata (ale-wife)
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alewife1633
river herring1842
kyak1849
Taunton turkey1851
1851 A. Allin Home Ballads 18Taunton turkeys’ are so thick, We sell them by the rod!
1950 Chicago Tribune 17 Jan. 14/3 In Massachusetts..the spring herring is known as ‘Taunton turkey’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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