Meleagris
See also: meleagris
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2006-ca-turkey.jpg/220px-2006-ca-turkey.jpg)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μελεαγρίς (meleagrís, “guineafowl”)
Proper noun
Meleagris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – turkeys.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Meleagridinae - subfamily
References
Meleagris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Meleagris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Meleagris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN