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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  maleo - Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beachesmegapode, 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 |
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