definitions

lowan

[ loh-uh n ]
/ ˈloʊ ən /
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noun

mallee fowl.

Nearby words

low-tension, low-test, low-ticket, low-velocity zone, low-water mark, lowan, lowball, lowborn, lowboy, lowbred, lowbrow

Origin of lowan

1860–65; < Wemba-Wemba (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Swan Hill, Victoria) lauan
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Examples from the Web for lowan

  • 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 Boldrewood

  • I'll run up Lowan, and give her a bit of hay in the calf-pen.'

    Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

  • In the scrubs to-day Gibson found a Lowan's or scrub pheasant's nest.

    Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles

British Dictionary definitions for lowan

lowan

/ (ˈləʊən) /

noun

Australian another name for mallee fowl
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