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Turkey is the name in English of a bird native to North and Central America. When identified by Europeans it was given the name turkey because it reminded them of the Turkey fowl or Guineafowl which was domesticated in Europe from a wild Turkish species. The French called them 'poule d'Inde' [Chicken of the Indies] and the Spanish 'pavo' [peacock].
In the 1540's imported from Madagascar via Turkey into Europe, by traders known as Turkey Merchants. The North American bird was domesticated by the Aztecs and introduced into Spain by the Conquistadors about 1523
Oh, it's English all right. The bird was introduced to Britain in a roundabout way, and sold by wholesalers who usually dealt with the Middle East, and were known as Turkey merchants; so it was called the turkey bird. In the same way, the guinea pig is not a pig, and comes neither from Guinea nor from Guiana....
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