megapode
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See also: mégapode
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mega- + -pode, after scientific Latin Megapodius (genus name).
Noun[edit]
megapode (plural megapodes)
- 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. [from 19th c.]
- 2017 June 28, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian[1]:
- In precocial species, such as megapodes, the young hatch with their eyes open and are ready to leave the nest within a short period of time.
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Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- Biak megapode, Megapodius geelvinkianus
- dusky megapode Megapodius freycinet
- Forsten's megapode, Megapodius forstenii
- Melanesian megapode, Megapodius eremita
- Micronesian megapode, Megapodius laperouse
- Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa wallacei
- New Guinea megapode, Megapodius decollatus
- Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis
- orange-footed megapode, Megapodius reinwardt
- Philippine megapode, Megapodius cumingii
- Polynesian megapode, Megapodius pritchardii
- Sula megapode, Megapodius bernsteinii
- Tanimbar megapode, Megapodius tenimberensis
- Tongan megapode
- Vanuatu megapode, Megapodius layardi
Translations[edit]
bird
Adjective[edit]
megapode (comparative more megapode, superlative most megapode)
- Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
megapode m (plural megapodi)
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