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

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