Meleagrididae

plural noun

Mele·​agrid·​i·​dae

ˌmelēəˈgridəˌdē

: a family of large North American birds (order Galliformes) that comprise the turkeys and a few extinct related birds and are sometimes placed in a subfamily of Phasianidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Meleagrid-, Meleagris, type genus + -idae

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