Thesaurus: leipoa

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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.
2. n. Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
3. A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its color is variegated, drown, 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.
4. A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a singlespecies (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its color isvariegated, drown, black, white, and gray. Called also nativepheasant.