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cassowary Definition

cas·so·wary (kas′ə wer′ē)

noun pl. -·war′·ies

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

Etymology: Malay kasuārī

cassowary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bird: Wai also provides the chance to see the resident cassowary bird.
cassowary Quotes

If I were a cassowary On the plains of Timbuctoo, I would eat a missionary, Cassock, band, and hymn-book too.

—Wilberforce, Samuel