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lowan

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lowan [ˈləʊən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral another name for mallee fowl
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Noun1.lowanlowan - Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
leipoa, Leipoa ocellata, mallee fowl
megapode, mound bird, mound-bird, scrub fowl, mound builder - large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
genus Leipoa - mallee fowl
mallee hen - adult female mallee fowl


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