Meleagrididae
plural noun
Mele·agrid·i·dae
\ˌmelēəˈgridəˌdē\
Definition of Meleagrididae
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of meleagrididae
New Latin, from Meleagrid-, Meleagris, type genus + -idae
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