Definition of "water-turkey" [water-turkey]

• The an-hinga or snake-bird, Plotus anhinga. See darter, 3 , and cut under anhinga. (noun)
• The wood-ibis, Tantalus loculator: more fully called Colorado water-turkey. See wood-ibis, and cut under Tantalus. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He looked as though his name ought to be Slunk; he was digging coquina clams, and he dug with a pecking motion like a water-turkey mastering"
• "A water-turkey now and again rises and flies ahead into the long avenue of silence."
• "The water-turkey stuck out his long, snake-like neck, and said:"