lowan
[ loh-uhn ]
noun
Origin of lowan
1First recorded in 1860–65; from Wemba-Wemba (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Swan Hill, Victoria) lauan
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How to use lowan in a sentence
The lowan (Mallee hen, they're mostly called) and talegalla (brush turkey) were thick enough in some of the scrubby corners.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodIn the scrubs to-day Gibson found a lowan's or scrub pheasant's nest.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration | Ernest GilesI'll run up lowan, and give her a bit of hay in the calf-pen.'
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for lowan
lowan
/ (ˈləʊən) /
noun
Australian another name for mallee fowl
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