Megapodiidae
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Megapodius + -idae
Proper noun
[edit]Megapodiidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – megapode birds, that build mounds for their eggs.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder; Galliformes – order; Craci - suborder
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): Aepypodius (brushturkeys), Alectura (Australian brushturkey), Eulipoa (Moluccan scrubfowl), Leipoa (mallee fowl), Macrocephalon (maleo), Megapodius (scrubfowls), Talegalla (brushturkeys) - genera
References
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Megapodiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megapodiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Megapodiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
