Curassow Definition

ko͝orə-sō, kyo͝or-
noun
Any of several dark, crested, gallinaceous game birds (family Cracidae, esp. genera Crax and Mitu) of South and Central America, which usually nest in trees.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Curassow

Noun

Singular:
curassow
Plural:
curassows

Origin of Curassow

  • Alteration of Curaçao

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

Curassow Sentence Examples

  • In some of those birds which have a peculiarly harsh or trumpeting voice, the trachea is lengthened, forming loops which lie subcutaneously (capercally, curassow), or it enters and dilates the symphysis of the furcula (crested guineafowl); or, e.g.

  • Among the Amazon species may be mentioned the parrot, macaw (Macrocercus), toucan (Ramphastos), curassow (Crax), penelope, trogon, and horned screamer (Palamedea cornuta).

  • One of the best game-birds of the forest is the "crested curassow" (Crax alector), sometimes weighing 12 lb, which feeds on arboreal fruits and rarely comes to the ground.

  • Wilma who was sitting in the other boat also saw green ibis, anhinga and black curassow.

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