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Definition of Leipoa

1. Noun. Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.

Definition of Leipoa

1. 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.

Definition of Leipoa

1. an Australian bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Leipoa

1. A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its colour is variegated, drown, black, white, and gray. Called also native pheasant. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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