Cassowary Definition

kăsə-wĕrē
cassowaries
noun
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 (Casuariiformes) distinct from rheas and ostriches.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cassowary

Noun

Singular:
cassowary
Plural:
cassowaries

Origin of Cassowary

  • From Malay kasuari.

    From Wiktionary

  • Malay kesuari

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cassowary Sentence Examples

  • The common cassowary (Casuarius galeatus) stands 5 ft.

  • Starting with the kiwi and cassowary, people have got into the habit of confounding flightless with wingless conditions.

  • The Papuan bow is rather short, the arrows barbed and tipped with cassowary or human bone.

  • Among the plants the wild banana, pepper, orange and mangosteen, rhododendron, epiphytic orchids and the palm; among mammals the bats and rats; among birds the cassowary and rifle birds; and among reptiles the crocodile and tree snakes, characterize this element.

  • The mooruk, or Bennett's cassowary (Casuarius Bennettii), is a shorter and more robust bird, approaching in the thickness of its legs to the moas.

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Words Starting With

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