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Word: Megapode
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Megapodius (genus name), from mega- ‘large’ + Greek pous, pod- ‘foot’
ˈmɛɡəpəʊd
a large ground-dwelling Australasian and SE Asian bird that builds a large mound of debris to incubate its eggs by the heat of decomposition.
Short Definition:large ground-dwelling Australasian and SE Asian bird that builds large mound of debris to incubate its eggs by heat of decomposition
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