- genus Leipoa
- nounmallee fowl• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Megapodiidae, ↑family Megapodiidae• Member Meronyms: ↑mallee fowl, ↑leipoa, ↑lowan, ↑Leipoa ocellata
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genus Leipoa
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leipoa — noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds • Syn: ↑mallee fowl, ↑lowan, ↑Leipoa ocellata • Hypernyms: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound bird, ↑mound builder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Leipoa ocellata — noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds • Syn: ↑mallee fowl, ↑leipoa, ↑lowan • Hypernyms: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound bird, ↑mound builder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Leipoa — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leipoa ocellata — Leipoa 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leipoa — /luy poh euh/, n. See mallee fowl. [ < NL (1840), the genus name, equiv. to Gk leíp(ein) to leave + oi(ón) egg (see OO ) + NL a A2; alluding to the bird s habit of leaving its eggs in a mound after laying them] * * * … Universalium
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Malleefowl — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Megapode — For other uses of the term mound builder , see Mound builder (disambiguation). Megapodiidae Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Megapodiidae — noun megapodes • Syn: ↑family Megapodiidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lowan — noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds • Syn: ↑mallee fowl, ↑leipoa, ↑Leipoa ocellata • Hypernyms: ↑megapode, ↑mound bird, ↑mound bird, ↑mound builder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
