Found 2 items, similar to leipoa.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: leipoa leipoa n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds [syn: mallee fowl, lowan, Leipoa ocellata]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Leipoa Leipoa \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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]