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lowan

[ loh-uhn ]
/ ˈloʊ ən /
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noun
mallee fowl.
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Origin of lowan

First recorded in 1860–65; from Wemba-Wemba (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Swan Hill, Victoria) lauan

Words nearby lowan

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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 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for lowan

lowan
/ (ˈləʊən) /
noun
Australian another name for mallee fowl
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