curassow (redirected from Curassows)

cu·ras·sow  (kr-s, kyr-)

n.

Any of several long-tailed, crested South and Central American game birds of the family Cracidae, related to the pheasants and domestic fowl.

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[Alteration of Curaçao.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curassow - large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds Crax, genus Crax - type genus of the Cracidae: curassows