lowan n 1: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {lowan}, {Leipoa ocellata}]
lowan \lowan\ n. The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds. Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}. [WordNet 1.5]