"mound builder" meaning in All languages combined

See mound builder on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mound builders [plural], moundbuilder [alternative], mound-builder [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mound builder (plural mound builders)
  1. A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes.
    Sense id: en-mound_builder-en-noun-SBUHahrX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. A megapode.
    Sense id: en-mound_builder-en-noun-zng5eT3g Categories (other): Fowls Disambiguation of Fowls: 42 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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