MOUND BUILDER


Meaning of MOUND BUILDER in English

noun

1. usually capitalized M&B : a member of one of the prehistoric Indian peoples of central No. America whose extensive earthworks are found especially around the Great Lakes and in the Mississippi valley region and many of whom were skilled craftsmen in pottery, stone, or copper — compare effigy mound , hopewell , mound 2b

2. : megapode

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.