What is "mound builder"

Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also mound builder, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.

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.

alt. 1 Any of several Native American people who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes 2 A megapode. n. 1 Any of several Native American people who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes 2 A megapode.

The Mound Builders were members of various indigenous North American cultures who constructed earthwork mounds.

Mound builder or mound builders may refer to:

• Southwestern Moundbuilders, athletic teams representing Southwestern College
• Mound-builder (bird), or Megapode, birds in the family Megapodiidae
• Mound-building termites, a group of termite species that live in mounds
• Mound-building mouse or steppe mouse, a species of