Lowan

2 definitions found

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

  lowan \lowan\ n.
     The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates
     eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
  
     Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lowan
       n : Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy
           mounds [syn: {mallee fowl}, {leipoa}, {Leipoa ocellata}]