| genus leipoa | (n) mallee fowl |
| mallee fowl | (n) Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds, Syn. leipoa, lowan, Leipoa ocellata |
| Leipoa | ‖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 ☞ 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 ] |