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The North American turkey rejoices in the Latin name "Meleagris gallopavo"
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What is the latin name for a turkey?
Meleagris gallopa
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.
How did the country Turkey get its name?
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.
What is cerrus in Latin?
A Turkey oak.
What does the name lira mean?
Lira is a name of Latin origin that means "lyre," a string instrument from ancient Greece. It is also the name of currency used in multiple countries, such as Turkey and Italy.
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.
What is Hermes's latin name?
Hermes' Latin name was mercury.
What is the scienticfic name for a turkey?
The scientific name for the turkey genus is meleagris.
What is turkey vomit in pig Latin?
urkey-tay arf-bay
What has a city with turkey in the name?
Turkey, WV
