megapode noun & adjective. ['mɛgǝpǝʊd] Also megapod [-pɒd]. M19.
[mod. Latin Megapodius genus name, from MEGA- + -POD.]
A. noun. Any of various brown or black gallinaceous birds of the Australasian family Megapodiidae, which have large strong feet and incubate their eggs in mounds of sand, leaves, etc., by solar or fermentative heat.
b. adjective. Belonging to this family. E20.

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