| 单词 | mallee fowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmallee fowl mallee fowl n. a megapode bird, Leipoa ocellata, of southern Australia, which inhabits mallee and other dry scrub; also called lowan. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Megapodidae (mound-builder) > leipoa ocellata (mallee fowl) lowan1847 mallee bird1849 mallee hen1862 pheasant1893 mallee fowl1901 1901 Emu 1 51 In the densest portion of the scrub, a Mallee Fowl's egg-mound was discovered. 1963 Times 12 Mar. p. x/7 The mallee fowl is one of the megapodiidae or mound-building birds of the dry interior. 1985 Sydney Morning Herald 17 Aug. 10/3 Pity the poor, hard-working male mallee fowl, nature's supporter of the feminist cause. < as lemmas |
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