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Megapode

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mound buildernounA member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
scrub fowlnounlarge-footed short-winged birds of australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
moundbirdnounmegapode

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moundbirdnounmegapode
mound buildernounA member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
scrub fowlnounlarge-footed short-winged birds of australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
megapodidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Megapodiidae; a megapode or mound builder.
mound birdnounAlternative form of moundbird. [megapode]
tabonnounThe bird Megapodius cumingii, the Philippine megapode.
mallee fowlnounAn Australian ground-dwelling bird, Leipoa ocellata, in the megapode family.
megapodagrionidnoun(zoology) Any damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae; a flatwing.
groundpeckernounA species of bird in the tit family Paridae, Pseudopodoces humilis.
podargusnounAny of the birds of the genus Podargus in the frogmouth family.
podicipedidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Podicipedidae; a grebe.
antbed parrotnoun(Australia) Any parrot of the genus Psephotus (or Psephotellus) that dig nestholes in termite mounds.
podargidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Podargidae; a frogmouth.
broodyOf birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
paracopridnounAny dung beetle that excavates below a pile of dung
scrubfowlnounA bird of the genus Megapodius; stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet.
brood patchnounA patch of featherless skin that is visible on the underside of birds during the nesting season, helping them to transfer heat to their eggs when incubating.
lagopodenounA ptarmigan.
wood pigeonnounThe common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus.
brush-turkeynounAny of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.

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