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Meanings of Meleagris in inglés

ruso
индюшки
portugués
peru
español
chumpe
catalán
gall dindi
Wikidata

Genus of birds.

        Related terms
        chumpe
        catalán
        genus meleagris
        español
        género meleagris

        Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys.

              género meleagris
              Usage of Meleagris in inglés
              1
              I like the meleagris's folk name of Sulky Ladies - it exactly suits their teenage self-consciousness.
              The Guardian
              2
              The common snake's head fritillaria, F meleagris, has made itself at home at the lower end of the Spring Garden, which floods regularly.
              The Guardian
              3
              Around the pond, I planted loads of Fritillaria meleagris, and every year, something pulls the heads off just as they come into full bloom.
              The Guardian
              4
              8, before noon, and about this time Major Purviance shot at a large wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), knocking it off a bank into the water.
              Voyage of the Paper Canoe / A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles...