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MACROCEPHALON MALEO

Dictionary entry overview: What does Macrocephalon maleo mean?

• MACROCEPHALON MALEO (noun)
The noun MACROCEPHALON MALEO has 1 sense:

1. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches

Familiarity information: MACROCEPHALON MALEO used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MACROCEPHALON MALEO (noun)

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Meaning:

Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Macrocephalon maleo; maleo

Hypernyms ("Macrocephalon maleo" is a kind of...):

megapode; mound bird; mound builder; mound-bird; scrub fowl (large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs)

Holonyms ("Macrocephalon maleo" is a member of...):

genus Macrocephalon; Macrocephalon (maleos)

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