cassowaries

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• Cassowaries — Cassowary Cas so*wa*ry, n.; pl. {Cassowaries}. [Malay kasu[=a]ri.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large bird, of the genus {Casuarius}, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cassowaries — kazuariniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Casuariidae angl. cassowaries vok. Kasuare; Kasuarvögel rus. казуаровые pranc. casoars; casuaridés; casuariidés ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kazuariniai paukščiai siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

• cassowaries — n. large flightless bird which is related to the ostrich (native to Australia and New Guinea) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cassowary — Taxobox name = Cassowary image width = 200px image caption = Southern Cassowary regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Struthioniformes familia = Casuariidae genus = Casuarius genus authority = Brisson, 1760 subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

• casuariiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction   any member of a group of large, flightless birds (bird) that includes two families native to Australasia. The family Dromaiidae, made up of the single living species of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), is found only …   Universalium

• Casuariidae — Temporal range: Pliocene–present …   Wikipedia

• Southern Cassowary — At the The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Australia Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Dwarf Cassowary — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

• Northern Cassowary — Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Paleognathae — Taxobox name = Paleognaths fossil range = Paleocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = A kiwi regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Carinatae infraclassis = Neornithes superordo = Paleognathae superordo authority …   Wikipedia

• cassowary — /kas euh wer ee/, n., pl. cassowaries. any of several large flightless, ratite birds of the genus Casuarius, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, characterized by a bony casque on the front of the head. [1605 15; by uncert. mediation …   Universalium