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noun
A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A megapode.
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noun
large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, scrub fowl
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Broader terms: gallinaceous bird, gallinacean
Narrower terms: mallee fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa ocellata, brush turkey, Alectura lathami, maleo, Macrocephalon maleo
noun
prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: primitive, primitive person
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