Nope, it's a 'Tom'. Roosters are chanticleers or cockerels (cocks).
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female. The gender specific noun for a male turkey is cock, tom, gobbler, jake, or stag. The gender specific noun for a female turkey is hen.
a mature bird is a tom , while a immature male turkey is a jake
if you went up to one and called it anything other than just "turkey" it think itd be strange so yes: "turkey" My uncle owned a turkey farm in the 1950s and he told us that a neutered male turkey is referred to as a hokie.
A male lobster is often referred to as a "cock" or a "cock lobster."
A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young femaleis called a jenny.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'cock' is the noun for a male of the following species:The noun 'cock' is a gender specific noun for a male:bird in generalchickendovefinchguinea fowlgullheronhummingbirdjaylarklobsterlyrebirdmagpienightingaleostrichparrotpartridgepeafowlpheasantpigeonquailravensalmonThe corresponding gender specific noun for these species is hen.
Except is specific cases a male bird is called a cock
goblerThe adult male turkey is referred to as either a tom, gobbler, or stag.In the United Kingdom and United States, the male turkey is called a Tom or gobbler or a cock or a stagThe female turkey is called a hen.Young turkeys are called poults.If the male is over 1 & 1/2 years old, it is a tom, and if it is younger, then it is called a jake.The male turkey is called a tom or gobbler. The female turkey is called a hen. Baby turkeys are called poults.
Oh, dude, a male bird is called a "cock." Yup, you heard me right. So next time you see a rooster strutting around like he owns the place, just remember, he's a cock. Like, who came up with these names, right?
A male chicken is called a rooster, cockerel and cock.
Same as a Standard male; Rooster, Cock, or Cockerel
Young male chickens are called cockerels, which is sometimes shortened to just 'cock'. All male chickens in North America are more commonly called roosters.