Definition of leipoa Leipoa

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What does leipoa mean?

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leipoa - Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
		mallee fowl, lowan, Leipoa ocellata
		megapode, mound-bird, mound bird, scrub fowl, mound builder large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
		genus leipoa mallee fowl

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leipoa (n.)
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.