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domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Subject: domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals - and an introduction to comparative anatomy (1834) (17576753423).jpg
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domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)


1. Phasianus gallus. L. / The Domestic Cock.
2. Numida meleagris. L. / The Common Guinea hen.
3. Meleagris gallopavo. L. / The Common Turkey.

Title: The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals : and an introduction to comparative anatomy
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; Latreille, P. A. (Pierre André), 1762-1833; McMurtrie, Henry, 1793-1865
Subjects: Animals; Zoology
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_animal_kingdom,_arranged_according_to_its_organization,_serving_as_a_foundation_for_the_natural_history_of_animals_-_and_an_introduction_to_comparative_anatomy_(1834)_(17576753423).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.

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