Meleagris gallopavo vs turkey

Meleagris gallopavo and turkey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Meleagris gallopavo	Yes	No	No	No
turkey	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Meleagris gallopavo and turkey are synonyms defined as:

Meleagris gallopavo and turkey: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

Meleagris gallopavo (noun)	turkey (noun)
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food	large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
	an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
	flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
	a person who does something thoughtless or annoying