What is "mound bird"

moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (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 turkey, and scrub fowl.

Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.

n. large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs [syn: megapode, mound-bird, mound builder, scrub fowl]