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domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Artist Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691)
Title
English: Domestic Fowl
Date second half of 17th century
Medium oil on oak panel
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aelbert_Cuyp_Domefowl.jpg
The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey. |