Meaning of LEIPOA
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | [n] Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds |
|
| Websites: | | |
|
| 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.
|
|
|
|