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gallopavo

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gallopāvō m (genitive gallopāvōnis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) The turkey.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

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