different between megapode vs maleo

English

Etymology

From mega- +? -pode, after scientific Latin Megapodius (genus name).

Noun

megapode (plural megapodes)

1. 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. [from 19th c.]
   • 2017, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian, 28 June:

     In precocial species, such as megapodes, the young hatch with their eyes open and are ready to leave the nest within a short period of time.

Synonyms

• brush-turkey
• incubator bird
• moundbird
• mound-builder
• scrubfowl

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

megapode (comparative more megapode, superlative most megapode)

1. Characteristic of the Megapodiidae.

Italian

Etymology

mega- +? -pode

Noun

megapode m (plural megapodi)

1. megapod, megapode

   Synonym: megapodio

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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Noun

maleo (plural maleos)

1. Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi.

Anagrams

• Meola, amelo-, amole, lame-o, lameo, olema

Spanish

Verb

maleo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of malear.