Megapode

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat.

    "In precocial species, such as megapodes, the young hatch with their eyes open and are ready to leave the nest within a short period of time."

  2. 2
    large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.

Synonyms

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brush turkeybrush-turkeyincubator birdincubator birdmound birdmound builder

Example

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"In precocial species, such as megapodes, the young hatch with their eyes open and are ready to leave the nest within a short period of time."

Etymology

From mega- + -pode, after scientific Latin Megapodius (genus name).

Related phrases

Biak megapodeEulipoa wallaceiForsten's megapodeMegapodius bernsteiniiMegapodius cumingiiMegapodius decollatusMegapodius eremitaMegapodius forsteniiMegapodius geelvinkianusMegapodius laperouseMegapodius layardiMegapodius nicobariensis

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