gallopavo

Latin

Etymology

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

Noun

gallopāvō m (genitive gallopāvōnis); third declension

(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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