Beltsville small white

Beltsville small white
a small domestic turkey developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fit small ovens when being cooked. Also called Beltsville.
[1965-70; after Beltsville, Md., location of a Department of Agriculture research station where the bird was developed]

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  • Beltsville — /belts vil/, n. 1. a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C. 12,760. 2. See Beltsville small white. * * * …   Universalium

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