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Casuarius

noun

type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries

• Syn: ↑genus Casuarius

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑cassowary

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\\ˌkazhəˈwa(a)rēəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Malay kĕsuari

: a genus (the type and sole representative of the family Casuariidae) of ratite birds comprising the cassowaries

Useful english dictionary. 2012.