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turkeyfoot

turkeyfoot

9.9
A footprint left by a turkey in soft ground
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrkiˌfʊt/
: huella de pavo
  • The hunter identified the turkeyfoot and knew wild turkeys had passed through recently.

Examples

  • After the rain, we spotted a fresh turkeyfoot in the soft earth by the fence.

  • Children were excited to find a large turkeyfoot near the edge of the woods.

  • I found a turkeyfoot in the mud.

  • The turkeyfoot was clearly visible in the soft earth.

  • After the rain, we spotted a fresh turkeyfoot in the soft earth by the fence.

  • The hunter identified the turkeyfoot and knew wild turkeys had passed through recently.

  • Children were excited to find a large turkeyfoot near the edge of the woods.

Synonyms

vestigia
vsturkeyfoot
  • Archaic
9.9

Footprints or marks left on the ground by people and animals

is the track made by one specific bird rather than any animal

Compounds

Turkeyfoot
  • US
1 8.6

A name for places like towns, roads, or streams in the United States

Surface Forms

turkeyfoot singular
turkeyfeet plural

Morphology

turkeyfoot = turkey + foot (transparent) = turkey + foot

Literal compound meaning 'the foot (or footprint) of a turkey'; transparent to learners who know both component words.

Etymology

Turkeyfoot is made from the bird turkey plus foot, and it originally names the print a turkey leaves in soft ground because the mark looks like a turkey's 'foot'. So a turkeyfoot is simply the footprint a turkey makes.