GENUS MELEAGRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Meleagris mean? 

• GENUS MELEAGRIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS MELEAGRIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

  Familiarity information: GENUS MELEAGRIS used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS MELEAGRIS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Meleagris; Meleagris

Hypernyms ("genus Meleagris" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Meleagris"):

Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

Holonyms ("genus Meleagris" is a member of...):

family Meleagrididae; Meleagrididae (turkeys and some extinct forms)