megapode

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Synonyms: metapode, megapod, megadome, megaphone, megaspore, megadose, melampode, megapodes, metapod, metapore

Antonyms: metapode, megapod, megadome, megaphone, megaspore, megadose, melampode, megapodes, metapod, metapore

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Noun

1. Any of several [[chicken]]- or [[turkey]]-like birds in the family {{taxfmt|Megapodiidae|family}}, which [[incubate]] their [[egg]]s by [[bury]]ing them where they receive warmth from [[decaying]] [[vegetation]], [[solar radiation]] or [[geothermal]] heat. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

Adjective

1. Characteristic of the {{taxfmt|Megapodiidae|family}}.

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