['megәˏpәud]
n.
[鸟]■雉

[ noun ]
large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
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Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.
poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous
birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting
Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound
builder}, {scrub fowl}, {moundbird}, and {brush turkey}. See
{Jungle fowl}
(b) under {Jungle}, and {Leipoa}.

moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of
Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to
incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker},
{megapode}, {brush turkey}, and {scrub fowl}.

Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
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