moundbird

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moundbird - 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]