Meleagris
See also: meleagris
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μελεαγρίς (meleagrís, “guineafowl”).
Proper noun
editMeleagris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – turkeys.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey) - type species; Meleagris ocellata (ocellated turkey) - other accepted species
References
edit- 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