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.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gallopāvō gallopāvōnēs
Genitive gallopāvōnis gallopāvōnum
Dative gallopāvōnī gallopāvōnibus
Accusative gallopāvōnem gallopāvōnēs
Ablative gallopāvōne gallopāvōnibus
Vocative gallopāvō gallopāvōnēs
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