Thesaurus: brush turkey

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1. A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidae. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea.
2. n. black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
3. A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidæ. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. Note: The brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock.
4. A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (TalegallaLathami) of the family Megapodidæ. Also applied to several alliedspecies of New Guinea.