Maleo

Ma´le`o

n.

1.

(Zool.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maleo - Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches Macrocephalon maleo 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 Macrocephalon, Macrocephalon - maleos