"mound builder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mound builders [plural]
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. Categories (lifeform): Fowls Synonyms: moundbuilder, mound-builder
    Sense id: en-mound_builder-en-noun-SBUHahrX Disambiguation of Fowls: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. A megapode.
    Sense id: en-mound_builder-en-noun-zng5eT3g

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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