Turkeys meaning : The guinea fowl (family Numididae). A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated). The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the bush turkey or brush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)). An act of throwing three strikes in a row. A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer. A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase. A failure. (usually mildly) A foolish or inept person.