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turkey-sized

turkey-sized

4.6
About as large as a turkey
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɜrki saɪzd/
translation icon : del tamaño de un pavo
  • The newly discovered dinosaur was about turkey-sized, surprising many paleontologists.

Examples

  • I saw a turkey-sized pumpkin at the fair.

  • Some ancient mammals grew only to a turkey-sized stature before going extinct.

  • We spotted a turkey-sized bird near the lake during our hike.

  • The turkey-sized dog barked loudly.

  • The dinosaur that once roamed the earth was approximately turkey-sized, making it larger than many birds we see today.

  • The new species of parrot discovered in the rainforest is a bright green and turkey-sized.

  • During the wildlife tour, we spotted a turkey-sized animal that resembled a large partridge.

How Big

huge
∞ 1.0
large
∞ 1.0
turkey-sized
4.6
small
∞ 1.0
tiny
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

turkey-sized positive

Morphology

turkey-sized = turkey (transparent) = turkey + sized

The adjective is a clear descriptive formation meaning 'of the size of a turkey' using the productive '-sized' pattern.

Etymology

The word turkey-sized combines the bird turkey and the ending -sized, which means 'about the size of', just like in pocket-sized or life-sized. So turkey-sized simply means 'about as large as a turkey'.