leipoa

[ lahy-poh-uh ]
/ laɪˈpoʊ ə /

noun

mallee fowl.

Origin of leipoa

< New Latin (1840), the genus name, equivalent to Greek leíp(ein) to leave + ōi(ón) egg (see oo-) + New Latin -a -a2; alluding to the bird's habit of leaving its eggs in a mound after laying them

Words nearby leipoa

leio-, leiodermia, leiomyofibroma, leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma, leipoa, leipzig, leiria, leishman-donovan body, leishmania, leishmania aethiopica

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