megapod

The definition of a megapod, also spelled megapode, is a member of the family Megapodiidae, which are large-footed, ground-dwelling birds in the East Indies, South Pacific and Australia.

(noun)

An example of a megapod is a bird that buries their eggs to hatch them.

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See megapod in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

large-footed

Origin: mega- + -pod

noun

megapode
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