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Q: What is the latin name for a turkey?
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What is the latin name for turkey?

The North American turkey rejoices in the Latin name "Meleagris gallopavo"


What is the Latin word for turkey?

Gallipavo is the Latin Word for Turkey. Classic Latin did not have a word for turkey - the turkey is from the New World, and that WA snot known to Europeans until 1000 years sfter the end of the Roman Empire.


What is the Latin name for wild turkeys?

The scientific name for the wild turkey is the Meleagris gallopavo. The common name is the domesticated turkey. The turkey has different names in all different origins.


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People who lived in the region were known as Turks or Turuks. In medieval Latin the area's name became Turchia, which was eventually anglicised to "Turkey" even though it's totally unrelated to the game bird of the same name.


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Is Armenian a Latin language?

No it is a mixture of Greek, Russian, and Turkey


What is a turkey farmer's proper name?

The proper name of a turkey farmer is farmer, or turkey farmer.


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What is the scienticfic name for a turkey?

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