domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Français : Illustrations pour le livre
Date 1843
Author Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803–1847)   
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sc%C3%A8nes_de_la_vie_priv%C3%A9e_et_publique_des_animaux,_tome_1_0503.jpg
The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey.