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Meleagris

noun

type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

• Syn: ↑genus Meleagris

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Meleagrididae, ↑family Meleagrididae

• Member Meronyms: ↑turkey, ↑Meleagris gallopavo

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\\ˌmelēˈagrə̇s, -ˈāg-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, guinea fowl, from Greek

: the type genus of Meleagrididae comprising the wild and domestic turkeys

Useful english dictionary. 2012.