Maleo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maleo \Ma"le*o\, n. [From its native name.] (Zool.)
     A bird of Celebes ({megacephalon maleo}), allied to the brush
     turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  maleo
       n : Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
           [syn: {Macrocephalon maleo}]