NOUN | animal | mallee fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa ocellata | Australian mound bird |
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Meaning | Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. | |
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Synonyms | leipoa, lowan, Leipoa ocellata | |
Member of | genus Leipoa | mallee fowl |
Narrower | mallee hen | adult female mallee fowl |
Broader | megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, mound builder, scrub fowl | large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia |
Spanish | leipoa | |
Catalan | leipoa |
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