Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Australian mound-birds, of the family Megapodidæ and subfamily Mega-podinæ, having the plumage ocellated.
- noun A bird of this genus: as, “the ocellated leipoa,” Gould.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 alsonative pheasant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
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The eggs of the leipoa, or native pheasant, are found in singular – looking mounds of sand, thrown up by the bird in the midst of the scrubs, and often measuring several yards in circumference.
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The eggs of the leipoa, or native pheasant, are found in singular-looking mounds of sand, thrown up by the bird in the midst of the scrubs, and often measuring several yards in circumference.
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The eggs of the leipoa, or native pheasant, are found in singular-looking mounds of sand, thrown up by the bird in the midst of the scrubs, and often measuring several yards in circumference.
reesetee commented on the word leipoa
See malleefowl.
February 8, 2008