gallopavo

Latin

Etymology

From gallus (“chicken”) +‎ pāvō (“peacock”), coined by Linnaeus as a specific epithet (Meleagris gallopavo).

Noun

gallopāvō m (genitive gallopāvōnis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) The turkey.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative gallopāvō gallopāvōnēs
genitive gallopāvōnis gallopāvōnum
dative gallopāvōnī gallopāvōnibus
accusative gallopāvōnem gallopāvōnēs
ablative gallopāvōne gallopāvōnibus
vocative gallopāvō gallopāvōnēs
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