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Definition of Lowan
1. Noun. Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
Generic synonyms: Megapode, Mound Bird, Mound Builder, Mound-bird, Scrub Fowl
Group relationships: Genus Leipoa
Specialized synonyms: Mallee Hen
Definition of Lowan
1. an Australian mound-bird [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lowan
Literary usage of Lowan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1908)
"This has arisen from the difficulty which has been encountered in identifying
the lowan, for in some cases certain phases of the Kansan undoubtedly have ..."
2. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1902)
"The lowan drift.—At a later time the ice again advanced over considerable areas
from which it had melted, depositing a sheet of drift now known as the lowan ..."
3. The Mississippi Valley Between Savanna and Davenport by Joel Ernest Carman (1909)
"Erosion was in progress during this interval, and the more advanced erosion of
the Illinoian drift surface as compared with that of the lowan, gives some ..."
4. Geography of the Middle Illinois Valley by Harlan Harland Barrows (1910)
"The lowan loess.—The extent of the ice sheet at the lowan stage of glaciation is
indicated by the extent of the lowan till.1 The ice is accordingly known to ..."
5. The Glacial Geology of New Jersey: By Rollin D. Salisbury, Assisted by Henry by Rollin D. Salisbury, Henry Barnard Kümmel, Charles Emerson Peet, George N. Knapp (1902)
"The lowan till sheet, like its predecessors, is not usually bordered by a very
... One of the notable features of the lowan formation is its connection with ..."
6. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1908)
"This has arisen from the difficulty which has been encountered in identifying
the lowan, for in some cases certain phases of the Kansan undoubtedly have ..."
7. Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin by Illinois State Geological Survey (1909)
"The ice-sheet of this epoch is called the lowan, because the drift it left is best
... The lowan ice-sheet entered this region from the west and advanced ..."
8. The Iowan Drift: A Review of the Evidences of the Iowan Stage of Glaciation by William Clinton Alden, Morris Morgan Leighton (1917)
"The only qualification of this statement as far as the relations of the lowan
drift are concerned arises from the fact, (discussed in another connection) ..."
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