Turkeys

/ˈtɝkiz/ noun

Definition

Large birds with distinctive fan-shaped tail feathers, often associated with Thanksgiving, or the plural of turkey.

Etymology

Named after Turkey (the country) by European traders, though turkeys actually originated in Mexico. Europeans mistakenly associated them with Turkey and the name stuck historically.

Kelly Says

Turkeys were named after the wrong country—it's a linguistic accident that lasted 500 years! They're actually from Mexico, but European traders confused the supply routes and nobody ever corrected the mistake.

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