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A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, native to Australia and New Guinea, with a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.
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Cassowary — Cas so*wa*ry, n.; pl. {Cassowaries}. [Malay kasu[=a]ri.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large bird, of the genus {Casuarius}, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cassowary — 1610s, via French or Dutch, from Malay kasuari … Etymology dictionary
cassowary — ► NOUN (pl. cassowaries) ▪ a very large flightless bird related to the emu, native mainly to New Guinea. ORIGIN Malay … English terms dictionary
cassowary — [kas′ə wer΄ē] n. pl. cassowaries [Malay kasuārī] any of a family (Casuariidae) of large, flightless birds of Australia and New Guinea with a brightly colored, featherless neck and head: with the larger emus, they form a unique order… … English World dictionary
Cassowary — Taxobox name = Cassowary image width = 200px image caption = Southern Cassowary regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Struthioniformes familia = Casuariidae genus = Casuarius genus authority = Brisson, 1760 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
cassowary — /kas euh wer ee/, n., pl. cassowaries. any of several large flightless, ratite birds of the genus Casuarius, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, characterized by a bony casque on the front of the head. [1605 15; by uncert. mediation … Universalium
cassowary — /ˈkæsəwəri / (say kasuhwuhree) noun (plural cassowaries) 1. any of several large three toed flightless ratite birds constituting the genus Casuarius, of Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, superficially resembling the ostrich but smaller.… …
Cassowary — Helmkasuar Helmkasuar (Casuarius casuarius) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Unterklasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
cassowary — n. emu like bird of Australasia. ♦ cassowary tree, casuarina … Dictionary of difficult words
cassowary — kazuarai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Casuarius angl. cassowary vok. Kasuar, m rus. казуар, m pranc. casoar, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kazuariniai siauresnis terminas – nykštukinis kazuaras siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Cassowary plum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked) … Wikipedia
