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leipoa

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[lahy-poh-uh] / laɪˈpoʊ ə /

noun

  1. mallee fowl.

Etymology

Origin of leipoa

< New Latin (1840), the genus name, equivalent to Greek leíp ( ein ) to leave + ōi ( ón ) egg ( see oo-) + New Latin -a -a 2; alluding to the bird's habit of leaving its eggs in a mound after laying them

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