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MELEAGRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Meleagris mean?
• MELEAGRIS (noun)
The noun MELEAGRIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
Familiarity information: MELEAGRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Meleagris; Meleagris
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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