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Encyclopedia: Turkey (bird)

A turkey is either one of two species of large birds in the genus Meleagris. Turkeys are classed in the order Galliformes. Formerly they were considered a distinct family, Meleagrididae, but more recently were reclassified as a subfamily (Meleagridinae) of the pheasants and their allies.^[1] Turkeys have a distinctive fleshy wattle that hangs from the beak, called a snood. As with many galliform species, the female is smaller than the male, and much less colourful. With wingspans of 1.5–1.8 meters (almost 6 feet), the turkeys are by far the largest birds in the open forests in which they live, and are rarely mistaken for any other species. The usual lifespan for a turkey is 10 years.

Translations

How to say "Turkey (bird)" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	火雞
	(Japanese)	シチメンチョウ亜科 (Sibley)
	(German)	Truthühner
	(Spanish)	Meleagris
	(French)	Meleagrididae
	(Italian)	Tacchino

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Poult

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Tom

A tom is a a male turkey (bird) or male cat. It is also the name of one of the two principal characters of the cartoon series Tom and Jerry...

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John Bird

There have been several well-known people named John Bird , including: John Bird (actor) John Bird (astronomer) John Bird (politician...

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Galliformes

�Meleagrididae �Tetraonidae �Cracidae �Mesitornithidae The Galliformes is an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, quails and pheasants. About 256 species are found worldwide. These birds... Galliformes Wild Turkey Scientific classification : Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class...

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Mesite

birds of uncertain affinities often alternatively placed with the Rallidae. They are smallish, near flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. They are forest and scrub birds which feed on insects and... Family Numididae: guineafowl Family Meleagrididae: turkeys Family Mesitornithidae White-breasted Mesite...

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Poultry

Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) used for food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as chickens and turkeys), and Anseriformes (waterfowl such as ducks and geese). The word poultry is often used to refer to the flesh of these birds. In...

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Erysipeloid

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Meleagrids

In Greek mythology, the Meleagrids were the daughters of Althaea and Oeneus, sisters of Meleager. When their brother died, Artemis changed them into guineafowl. Hence the scientific name for the guineafowl family of birds is the Melagridae. The American turkey has the genus name Meleagris from...

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Guineafowl

guineafowl are a family of birds in the same order as the pheasants, turkeys and other game birds. This is an African family of seed-eating ground-nesting birds resembling partridges, but with..., Guttera pucherani Vulturine Guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum Family Meleagrididae: turkeys Family...

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Henry Seebohm

to travel widely, in Greece, Scandinavia, Turkey, and South Africa. His expeditions to the Yenisey...), which were combined in the posthumous publication The Birds of Siberia (1901). He was one of the.... Seebohm's other publications included A History of British Birds (1883), The Geographical Distribution of...

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