megapode
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meg·a·pode
(mĕg'ə-pōd') 
n.
Any of various large-footed, ground-dwelling birds of the family Megapodiidae, found in Australia and many South Pacific islands, that build mounds or burrows of earth and compost in which to incubate their eggs. Also called moundbird, mound builder, Also called scrub fowl.
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Any of various large-footed, ground-dwelling birds of the family Megapodiidae, found in Australia and many South Pacific islands, that build mounds or burrows of earth and compost in which to incubate their eggs. Also called moundbird, mound builder, Also called scrub fowl.
[From Megapodius, type genus : MEGA- + New Latin -podius, masculine of -podium, -pod.]
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