Why do they call a turkey a turkey and where did it origionate?

Why do they call a turkey a turkey and where did it origionate. Asked by woodcarver 51 months ago Similar questions: call turkey origionate Science.

Europeans thought that it cames from Turkey From Wikipedia under article "Turkey (bird)": "When Europeans first encountered turkeys in the Americas, they incorrectly identified the birds as a type of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), also known as a turkey-cock from its importation to Central Europe through Turkey, and the name of that country stuck as the name of the bird. The confusion is also reflected in the scientific name: meleagris is Greek for guinea-fowl. " Sources: Wikipedia .

It was a case of mistaken identity. Here’s what the Web site kidzone.ws/animals/turkey.htm says about turkey, the bird. "Where did the turkey get its name?

Have you ever wondered what Turkey (the country in the Middle East) and the American bird have in common? A case of mistaken identity resulted in the American Turkey being named after the country. When the Spanish first found the bird in the Americas more than 400 years ago they brought it back to Europe.

The English mistakenly thought it was a bird they called a "turkey" so they gave it the same name. This other bird was actually from Africa, but came to England by way of Turkey (lots of shipping went through Turkey at the time). The name stuck even when they realized the birds weren’t the same."

So the turkey should have been called an American. Wouldn’t that make for a strange Thanksgiving menu? American and all the trimings.

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They came from America, and the name... therein hangs a tale Turkeys originated here in what is now the US, but the bird is named after the country of Turkey because... well, because early explorers weren't very bright. They thought they were looking at a guinea fowl. That bird didn't come from Turkey either: it comes from Africa. But they were imported through Turkey, and so they were called "turkey cocks".(That's "cock" as in "chicken".) Despite being nowhere near Turkey, and not really looking all that much like a guinea fowl (left), the name stuck to the turkeys and not to the guinea fowl.

Oh, the guinea fowl don't actually come from Guinea, either, which is in the west, and the guinea fowls come from the south-east..

A couple of ideas Some believe Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language. Though the turkey is actually a type of pheasant, one can't blame the explorer for trying.

The Native American name for turkey is 'firkee'; some say this is how turkeys got their name. Simple facts, however, sometimes produce the best answers—when a turkey is scared, it makes a "turk, turk, turk" noise. Personally I believe the later, that it came from the native american term 'firkee'.

Sources: infoplease.com/spot/tgturkeyfacts.html .

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