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The genus name is from the Ancient Greek μελεαγρις, meleagris meaning "guineafowl". [2] The type species is the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). [3] Turkeys are classed in the family Phasianidae (pheasants, partridges, francolins, junglefowl, grouse, and relatives thereof) in the taxonomic order Galliformes. [4]
Turkey breeds are reported to the DAD-IS breed database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by more than sixty countries. [1] The breeds reported include commercial/industrial strains, local types and recognised breeds in many countries.
Turkey adopted its official name, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, known in English as the Republic of Turkey or more commonly known as Turkey, upon the declaration of the republic on 29 October 1923. In 2021, however, via the UN, Turkey changed its spelling to Türkiye. At a press briefing on 5 January 2023, a US State Department spokesperson announced that:
A “rafter” or “flock” is the name for a group of turkeys. Very young turkeys are called “poults,” young females are “jakes” and young females are “jennies.” Show comments
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The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) is a large fowl, one of the two species in the genus Meleagris and the same species as the wild turkey.Although turkey domestication was thought to have occurred in central Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago, [1] recent research suggests a possible second domestication event in the area that is now the southwestern United States between ...
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