MACROCEPHALON MALEO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches

Synonyms:

Macrocephalon maleo; maleo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

megapode; mound-bird; mound bird; mound builder; 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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