leipoa
/laɪˈpoʊə/
noun
- A type of bird also known as the mallee fowl, native to Australia, that builds large mounds of earth and leaves to incubate its eggs using heat from decomposition.
- The leipoa's mound can be several meters wide and is carefully maintained.
- The leipoa is famous for its unusual nest-building behavior.
- We spotted a leipoa scratching in the dry brush of the Australian outback.
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