megapodiidae |
megapode |
As a proper noun megapodiidae
is .
As a noun megapode is
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.
As an adjective megapode is
characteristic of the megapodiidae.