Megapode
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megapode is a noun meaning Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.
Meaning
Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- megapodes
Synonyms for megapode
Depending on context, synonyms include brush-turkey, scrubfowl.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include megapodid, tabon, megapodagrionid, groundpecker, podargus, podicipedid.
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