scrub fowl

A form of scrubfowl — A bird of the genus Megapodius; stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet.

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Meanings

nounscrub fowl (plural scrub fowls or scrub fowl)

plural scrub fowls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of scrubfowl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs

Similar
megapodemound birdmound-birdmound builder
Broader
gallinaceous birdgallinacean
Also see
megapodemound builder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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scrub fowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrub%20fowl

MLA

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Chicago

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