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Meaning of LEIPOA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
 
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 Synonyms: Leipoa ocellata, lowan, mallee fowl
 
 See Also: genus Leipoa, mallee hen, megapode, mound builder, moundbird, scrub fowl

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lei*po"a\ (l[-i]*p[=o]"[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a
single species ({Leipoa ocellata}), about the size of a
turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and
gray. Called also {native pheasant}.
Note: It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material,
      in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of
      the decomposing mass.
 

 

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