Australian cassowary

cas·so·war·y (k

-w

)

n. pl. cas·so·war·ies

Any of several large flightless birds of the genus Casuarius of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent areas, having a large bony projection on the top of the head and brightly colored wattles.

[Malay kesuari.]

cassowary [ˈkæsəˌwɛərɪ]

n pl -waries

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes (see ratite)

[from Malay kěsuari]

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Noun

cassowary - large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest

flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds

Casuarius, genus Casuarius - type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries

Translations

cassowary [ˈkæsəwɛərɪ] N → casuario m

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