mound turkey

mound turkey
noun
: any of several of the larger megapodes: as
b. : jungle fowl 2a

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  • mound bird — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mound builder — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mound maker — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mound bird — noun large footed short winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs • Syn: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound builder, ↑scrub fowl • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean …   Useful english dictionary

  • mound-bird — noun large footed short winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs • Syn: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound builder, ↑scrub fowl • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean …   Useful english dictionary

  • mound builder — noun large footed short winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs • Syn: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound bird, ↑scrub fowl • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean …   Useful english dictionary

  • mound builder — Megapode Meg a*pode (m[e^]g [.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega + Gr. poy s, podo s, foot.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Australian Brush-turkey — Taxobox name = Australian Brush turkey status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Megapodiidae genus = Alectura genus authority = Latham, 1824 species …   Wikipedia

  • brush turkey — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Van, Turkey — This article is about a city in Turkey. For other uses, see Van (disambiguation). Van   City   A view from the Dabbağoğlu Central Park, with the Hazreti Ömer Mosque in the bac …   Wikipedia

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