Genus Meleagris (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Meleagris comprises several wild turkey species found in North America.
- The domestic turkey is a subspecies of the wild turkey that is native to Mexico and belongs to the genus Meleagris.
- The National Audubon Society categorizes the genus Meleagris under the family Meleagrididae.
- Meleagris is the type genus of the Meleagrididae family, which comprises large, ground-dwelling birds including the modern wild turkey and the domestic turkey.
- Meleagris gallopavo is the scientific name of the wild turkey, a species in the genus Meleagris and the type species of that genus.