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Definition of Megapode
1. Noun. Large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs.
Exact synonyms: Mound Bird, Mound Builder, Mound-bird, Scrub Fowl
Generic synonyms: Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird
Group relationships: Family Megapodiidae, Megapodiidae
Specialized synonyms: Leipoa, Leipoa Ocellata, Lowan, Mallee Fowl, Alectura Lathami, Brush Turkey, Macrocephalon Maleo, Maleo
Generic synonyms: Gallinacean, Gallinaceous Bird
Group relationships: Family Megapodiidae, Megapodiidae
Specialized synonyms: Leipoa, Leipoa Ocellata, Lowan, Mallee Fowl, Alectura Lathami, Brush Turkey, Macrocephalon Maleo, Maleo
Definition of Megapode
1. n. Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See Jungle fowl
Definition of Megapode
1. a large-footed bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Megapode
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Megapode
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