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maleo /ˈmalɪəʊ /(also maleo fowl) noun (plural maleos or same)A megapode native to Sulawesi, with black upper parts and white underparts.- Macrocephalon maleo, family Megapodiidae.
The two areas are home to numerous endangered species, including the maleo fowl....- Maleos incubate their eggs by burying them.
- We could see the maleo tracks in the hard sand, and the areas where they had laid their eggs.
Origin Mid 19th century: from the Moluccan dialect of Malay. |