leipoa

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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}.
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   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.
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