Mĕg'a-pōde, n.

n. [Gr. μέγας, great, and πούς, ποδός, foot.] (Ornith.) A genus of gallinaceous birds found in Australia and the large islands of the East, some species of which are remarkable for raising very large mounds of leaves and decaying substances to cover their eggs while hatching.

Tangle Fowl (Megapodius tumulus). Baird.