mound builder
mound builder · mound builders
A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for…A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
Meaning
2 sensesA member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
A megapode.
More definitions
- prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds
- large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
Forms
plural: mound buildersSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs:megapodemound birdmound-birdscrub fowl