- Mound Builder
- noun Date: 1838 a member of a prehistoric American Indian people whose extensive earthworks are found from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi River valley to the Gulf of Mexico
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Mound Builder
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Mound builder — may refer to: Mound builder (people), Native American people who built mounds Moundbuilders (Southwestern College), school mascot Megapode, also known as incubator birds or mound builders Mound building termites, a group of termite species that… … Wikipedia
mound-builder — moundˈ builder noun A mound bird • • • Main Entry: ↑mound … Useful english dictionary
mound builder — moundbird moundbird, mound bird mound bird . (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several large footed short winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker}, {megapode}, {brush… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mound builder — Megapode Meg a*pode (m[e^]g [.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega + Gr. poy s, podo s, foot.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mound builder — /ˈmaʊnd bɪldə/ (say mownd bilduh) noun → megapode. Also, mound builder …
Mound builder (people) — For other uses, see Mound builder (disambiguation). Monks Mound, located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, is the largest Pre Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica … Wikipedia
mound builder — noun large footed short winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs • Syn: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound bird, ↑scrub fowl • Hypernyms: ↑gallinaceous bird, ↑gallinacean … Useful english dictionary
mound builder — megapode. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
mound builder — noun Any of several Native American people who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes … Wiktionary
mound-builder — noun another term for megapode … English new terms dictionary
