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Macrocephalon maleo

DEFINITIONS OF: Macrocephalon maleo

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n Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches

Synonyms:
maleo
Type 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
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