meleagrididae

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. turkeys and some extinct formsSynonyms: family MeleagrididaeType of bird familyMember of Galliformes, order GalliformesMembers Agriocharis, Meleagris
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Meleagrididae prop. n.

A natural family of fowls including the turkeys and some extinct forms. Syn. — family Meleagrididae.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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