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mallee hen
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n.1.(Zool.) The adult female of the mallee fowl (Leipoa ocellata). See Leipoa.
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Noun1.mallee hen - adult female mallee fowlmallee hen - adult female mallee fowl            
leipoa, Leipoa ocellata, lowan, mallee fowl - Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
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