līˈpōə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek leipein to leave + ōion egg; from the fact that it deserts its eggs
1. capitalized : a genus of Australian mound-building megapodes with black, white, brown, and gray ocellated plumage that are about two feet long, have a short crest, and comprise a single species ( L. ocellata )
2. -s : any bird of the genus Leipoa