Are Turkeys from Turkey?

Are Turkeys from Turkey?
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Ummmmm, no. And linguistically, etymologically, they are different, as well. For example, in Spanish, the country is Turquía, The bird is pavo. (Interestingly, a peacock is a pavo real.) And the birds are American. Remember: Ben Franklin lobbied fiercely for the turkey to be the US national bird.
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