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megapode

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noun

Say it like: Meg-apo-de

The correct spelling is megapode. 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 radi…

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noun

  1. 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.

adjective

  1. 1.Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.

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