moundbird | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology,game bird) large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs | |
Synonyms: | mound_builder scrub_fowl mound-bird mound_bird megapode | |
Related terms: | gallinaceous_bird brush_turkey mallee_fowl maleo Megapodiidae | |
Similar spelling: |
mound-bird mound_bird Montford mound_over |