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Turkey (bird) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

By Shirty | Published: October 24, 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_%28bird%29 A pretty fascinating look at an etymological game of broken telephone: When Europeans first encountered these species in the Americas, they incorrectly identified them with the African Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), also known as the turkey-cock from its importation to Europe through Turkey, and the name of that country stuck as also the name […]

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