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GENUS MELEAGRIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
Synonyms:
genus Meleagris; Meleagris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Meleagris" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Meleagris"):
Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)
Holonyms ("genus Meleagris" is a member of...):
family Meleagrididae; Meleagrididae (turkeys and some extinct forms)
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