English dictionary
megapode
/'m/E/g/@/,p/oU/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera <i>Megapodius</i> and <i>Leipoa</i>, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See <i>Jungle fowl</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> under <u>Jungle</u>, and <u>Leipoa</u>.
Source: webster1913