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Mound Builder (Noun)

Prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds.

Nouns denoting people.

The Hopewell culture was a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern Eastern Woodlands region of the United States, known for their mound builder traditions.
The Adena culture was a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished in the eastern United States, known for their elaborate earthworks and mound builder traditions.
The Mississippian culture was a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished in the eastern United States, known for their complex societies and mound builder traditions.
The Hopewell culture was a prehistoric Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern Eastern Woodlands region of the United States, known for their mound builder traditions and trade networks.
The earthworks of the mound builder cultures of Eastern North America are some of the largest and most complex prehistoric earthen constructions in the world.

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

Nouns denoting animals.

The mound builder uses earth and twigs to construct its massive nesting site, some of which are up to 13 feet wide and 6 feet high.
Male mound builders compete for mating rights by performing an elaborate dance and making distress calls to attract females.
Many species of mound builders are on the decline due to habitat destruction and fragmentation, as well as degradation of nesting sites.
Ground-nesting birds, such as mound builders, have evolved unique reproductive strategies, such as raised nesting mounds, to protect their eggs from predators.
Scientists have observed that mound builders typically take turns incubating eggs in the nesting mound, ensuring consistent temperatures and keeping the eggs moist.