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Meleagris_gallopavo
Meleagris gallopavo
Translingual
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Meleagris gallopavo
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the wild turkey.
Hypernyms
- (species): Phasianidae - family; Meleagridinae - subfamily; Meleagris - genus
Hyponyms
- (species): Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo (South Mexican wild turkey), Meleagris gallopavo intermedia (Rio Grande wild turkey), Meleagris gallopavo merriami (Merriam's wild turkey), Meleagris gallopavo mexicana (Gould's wild turkey), Meleagris gallopavo onusta, Meleagris gallopavo osceola (Osceola wild turkey or Florida wild turkey), Meleagris gallopavo silvestris (eastern wild turkey) (subspecies)
See also
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List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276