megapodn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛɡəpɒd/, U.S.

/ˈmɛɡəˌpɑd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, -pod comb. form.

Etymology: < mega- comb. form + -pod comb. form, as re-formation of megapode n.

A. n.

= megapode n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Megapodidae (mound-builder)

megapode1840

mound-building bird1846

mound bird1855

maleo1860

mound-maker1860

mound builder1869

megapod1890

incubator-bird1943

1890 Cent. Dict. Megapod n., one of the Megapodiidæ.

1890 Cent. Dict. at Megapodiidæ The megapods or mound-birds; the jungle-fowls of Australia.

1908 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 38 272 (note) The Aroma people informed me that the coconuts represent the eggs in a megapod mound—the game there being named after the megapod.

1923 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 357/1 Megapod: K. [sc. Kunini] surkar, M. [sc. Miriam], Mb. [sc. Mabuiag] surka.

1964 Amer. Naturalist 98 175 [Imprinting should not be sought] among those highly precocious animals which do not have any contact with their parents or adults of their own kind (as in the case of the megapods or in many reptiles).

1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) at Vertebrate The megapods lay their eggs in mounds of rotting vegetation, which supplies the heat for incubation.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a megapode.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megapod a., having large feet: specifically applied to the Megapodiidæ.

1908 [see sense A.].

1910 N.E.D. at Talegalla A genus of megapod birds inhabiting Australia, New Guinea, etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megapod
释义	megapodn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛɡəpɒd/, U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌpɑd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, -pod comb. form. Etymology: < mega- comb. form + -pod comb. form, as re-formation of megapode n. A. n. = megapode n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Megapodidae (mound-builder) megapode1840 mound-building bird1846 mound bird1855 maleo1860 mound-maker1860 mound builder1869 megapod1890 incubator-bird1943 1890 Cent. Dict. Megapod n., one of the Megapodiidæ. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Megapodiidæ The megapods or mound-birds; the jungle-fowls of Australia. 1908 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 38 272 (note) The Aroma people informed me that the coconuts represent the eggs in a megapod mound—the game there being named after the megapod. 1923 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 357/1 Megapod: K. [sc. Kunini] surkar, M. [sc. Miriam], Mb. [sc. Mabuiag] surka. 1964 Amer. Naturalist 98 175 [Imprinting should not be sought] among those highly precocious animals which do not have any contact with their parents or adults of their own kind (as in the case of the megapods or in many reptiles). 1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) at Vertebrate The megapods lay their eggs in mounds of rotting vegetation, which supplies the heat for incubation. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a megapode. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megapod a., having large feet: specifically applied to the Megapodiidæ. 1908 [see sense A.]. 1910 N.E.D. at Talegalla A genus of megapod birds inhabiting Australia, New Guinea, etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1890
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