English

Noun

megapode ‎(plural megapodes)

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.

Synonyms

• brush-turkey
• incubator bird
• moundbird
• mound-builder
• scrubfowl

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

megapode ‎(comparative more megapode, superlative most megapode)

1. Characteristic of the Megapodiidae

Italian

Etymology

mega- +‎ -pode

Noun

megapode m ‎(plural megapodi)

1. megapod, megapode

Synonyms

• megapodio