lowan

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, ↑scrub fowl
Hyponyms: ↑mallee hen
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Leipoa

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  • lowan — n. The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. Syn: mallee fowl, mallee fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lowan — /loh euhn/, n. See mallee fowl. [1860 65; < Wemba Wemba (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Swan Hill, Victoria) lauan] * * * …   Universalium

  • lowan — low·an …   English syllables

  • lowan — /ˈloʊən / (say lohuhn) noun → malleefowl. {Australian Aboriginal; Wembawemba lauan} …  

  • County of Lowan — Lowan Victoria Location in Victoria Lands administrative divisions around Lowan …   Wikipedia

  • Electoral district of Lowan — The Electoral district of Lowan is a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Western Victoria Region of the Legislative Council . Lowan includes the country towns of Casterton, Coleraine,… …   Wikipedia

  • Shire of Lowan — Infobox Australian Place | type = lga name = Shire of Lowan state = vic region = Wimmera area = 2861 est = 1875 seat = Nhill pop = 2,940 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria… …   Wikipedia

  • Hawkeye (s) — lowan(s) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Leipoa ocellata — lowan lowan n. The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. Syn: mallee fowl, mallee fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leipoa ocellata — lowan lowan n. The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. Syn: mallee fowl, mallee fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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