Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maleo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-leo
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi.

Example Sentences

"It is in this loose, hot, black sand that those singular birds, the "Maleos" deposit their eggs."

Etymology

The common term for megapodes (including the maleo) in various Celebic languages of the Sulawesi region; introduced as a common name by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1826, and as a species epithet by German naturalist Salomon Müller in 1846.

Inflected Forms

maleos (plural)

Synonyms

macrocephalon maleo

Questions

What does maleo mean?: Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi.
Where does maleo come from?: The common term for megapodes (including the maleo) in various Celebic languages of the Sulawesi region; introduced as a common name by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1826, and as a species epithet by German naturalist Salomon Müller in 1846.

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