brush turkey

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brush turkey - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.
     poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
     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.
         [1913 Webster]

  moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.)
     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.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.)
     A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami
     ) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to
     several allied species of New Guinea.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a
           common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
           vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
           hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)
           deposited in it by the females of the flock.
           [1913 Webster]

brush turkey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brush turkey
      n 1: black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New
           Guinea [syn: brush turkey, Alectura lathami]