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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apteryx
Brevipennate
Casuaridae
Casuariiformes
casuarina
Casuarius
Dromaius
Dromaius novaehollandiae
elephant bird
Emu novaehollandiae
family Casuaridae
flightless bird
genus Casuarius
genus Dromaius
moa
Mooruk
nandu
order Casuariiformes
Pterocnemia pennata

Fieldwork has allowed him to collect bones from recently extinct members of the group--the giant moa of New Zealand and the elephant bird of Madagascar--as well as the living members--ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi, and cassowary.

Where in the world are they? The who, what, and where from our ... by ROM Magazine

Thirty-five per cent of cassowary populations were killed directly during Cyclone Larry, but those that survived and ventured beyond the fragments suffered even higher mortality--struck by cars or attacked by dogs.

Lessons from Cyclone Larry by Taylor, Robin / Ecos

Like other ratite birds including the ostrich, cassowary, rhea and kiwi, this bird can neither fly nor run.

EMU farmers of Pune seek permission to export oil extracted from bird by Asian News International

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