maleo en · NOUN
Etymology
The common term for megapodes (including the maleo) in various Celebic languages of the Sulawesi region; introduced as a common name by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1826, and as a species epithet by German naturalist Salomon Müller in 1846.
Meanings
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Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi.
It is in this loose, hot, black sand that those singular birds, the "Maleos" deposit their eggs.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 413:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maleos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Coenraad Jacob Temminck · wikipedia: Celebic languages · wikipedia: Salomon Müller