Definition of Genus Leipoa

1. Noun. Mallee fowl.

Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Megapodiidae, Megapodiidae
Member holonyms: Leipoa, Leipoa Ocellata, Lowan, Mallee Fowl

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Leipoa

genus Lastreopsis
genus Lathyrus
genus Latimeria
genus Latrodectus
genus Laurus
genus Lavandula
genus Lavatera
genus Layia
genus Lebistes
genus Lecanopteris
genus Lecanora
genus Leccinum
genus Ledum
genus Leiopelma
genus Leiophyllum
genus Leipoa (current term)
genus Leishmania
genus Leitneria
genus Lemaireocereus
genus Lemna
genus Lemur
genus Lens
genus Lentinus
genus Leonotis
genus Leontideus
genus Leontocebus
genus Leontodon
genus Leontopodium
genus Leonurus
genus Lepas

Literary usage of Genus Leipoa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1841)
"The specific term of ocellata was suggested by the ocel- lated character of many of the spots with which its body is adorned. Genus LEIPOA. Gen. Char. ..."

2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1840)
"The specific term of ocellata was suggested by the ocel- lated character of many of the spots with which its body is adorned. Genus LEIPOA. Gen. Char. ..."

3. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus LEIPOA. The only species of this form that has yet been discovered is strictly confined to Australia. 441. Leipoa ocellata, Gould Vol. V. PI. 78. ..."

4. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookedited by Charles Morris edited by Charles Morris (1921)
"In a related genus (Leipoa) the eggs are laid separately in a circle in the center of the mound and deeply covered with compost. ..."

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