megapode /ˈmɛɡəˌpəʊd/

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  N any ground-living gallinaceous bird of the family Megapodiidae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Their eggs incubate in mounds of sand, rotting vegetation, etc, by natural heat 雉 (Also called mound-builder) → see also brush turkey, mallee fowl