Common Species Names - Turkeys

Lay people and professionals use terms to describe in one word the status of an animal. The term may relate to the sexual status of an animal (intact or sexually functional, or altered or sexually nonfunctional) or the age status of an animal. Terms have also been derived to denote the process of giving birth and the grouping of animals.

turkey

tom: intact (not sexually altered) male turkey

hen: intact female turkey

poult (pōlt): young turkey

flock: group of turkeys

clutch (kluhtch): group of eggs