Meleagris

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Meleagris \Mel`e*a"gris\, prop. n. [L., the Guinea fowl.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common
     turkey and the wild turkeys.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Meleagris
       n : type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys
           [syn: {genus Meleagris}]