About The Word Cassowary
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Cassowary
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What's The Definition Of Cassowary?
[n] large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cassowary: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cassowary: See Also | Casuarius | flightless bird | genus Casuarius | ratite | ratite bird Cassowary In Webster's Dictionary \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, consisting
of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long
sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs.
It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species
inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.
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