ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷pəˈdīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Megapodius, type genus + -idae
: a family of gallinaceous birds inhabiting Australia and neighboring islands north and east to the Philippines and Ladrones and known for their habit of heaping up a mass of vegetable debris in which their eggs are laid and hatched — compare brush turkey , leipoa , maleo