1. Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
   "The maleo's eggs were carefully buried in the warm sand";
   - Macrocephalon maleo

Derived forms: maleos

Type of: megapode, mound bird, mound builder, mound-bird, scrub fowl

Part of: genus Macrocephalon, Macrocephalon

Encyclopedia: Maleo, Lombardy