mallee fowl en · NOUN
Meanings
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An Australian ground-dwelling bird, Leipoa ocellata, in the megapode family.
He found a couple of mallee fowl who opened their mound each morning to let the autumn sun warm their eggs […].
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 401:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malleefowl | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mallee fowls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mallee fowl | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
hu homoki ásótyúk (Leipoa ocellata) · fr léipoa ocellé (Leipoa ocellata) · hu homoki lábastyúk (Leipoa ocellata) · ru гла́зчатая ку́рица (Leipoa ocellata) · fi malleekana (Leipoa ocellata) · hu máleó (Leipoa ocellata)