Organisms

Turkeys

Large woodland game BIRDS in the subfamily Meleagridinae, family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. Formerly they were considered a distinct family, Melegrididae.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Large woodland game BIRDS in the subfamily Meleagridinae, family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. Formerly they were considered a distinct family, Melegrididae.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Meleagrididae
  • Meleagridinae

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coord IM with POULTRY DISEASES (IM)

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History Note

1968

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Previous Indexing

  • Poultry (1966-1967)

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Tree Numbers

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.350w.800w
  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.690w.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Turkeys. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014422
  2. Turkeys. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)
  3. Turkeys. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43794