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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Leipoa ocellata
    n 1: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy
         mounds [syn: mallee fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa
         ocellata]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leipoa \Lei*po"a\ (l[-i]*p[=o]"[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
         [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mallee bird \mal*lee" bird`\ (Zool.) [From native name.]
   The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs
   naturally in sandy mounds. See Leipoa.

   Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa
        ocellata.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mallee fowl \mallee fowl\ n. (Zool.),
   Same as mallee bird (Leipoa ocellata). See also Leipoa.
   [WordNet 1.5]

6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mallee hen \mallee hen\ n. (Zool.),
   The adult female of the mallee fowl (Leipoa ocellata). See
   Leipoa.
   [WordNet 1.5] Mallemock

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