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MELEAGRIS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

Synonyms:

genus Meleagris; Meleagris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Meleagris" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Meleagris"):

Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

Holonyms ("Meleagris" is a member of...):

family Meleagrididae; Meleagrididae (turkeys and some extinct forms)

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