About The Word Leipoa
Learn about the word Leipoa to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Leipoa definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Leipoa
| Leipoa Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Leipoa?
[n] Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Leipoa: Leipoa ocellata | lowan | mallee fowl Related Terms | Find terms related to Leipoa: See Also | genus Leipoa | mallee hen | megapode | mound builder | moundbird | scrub fowl Leipoa In Webster's Dictionary \Lei*po"a\ (l[-i]*p[=o]"[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Family theridiidae ‐ a family of…
- Scrambled ‐ thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of…
- Northern porgy ‐ found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South…
- Mutually ruinous ‐ characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine…
- Grad student ‐ a student who continues studies after…
- Hoosgow ‐ a slang term…
- Unremedied ‐ not having been put right;…
- Pulitzer ‐ United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established…
- Double-blind procedure ‐ an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the…
- Branch ‐ any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of…