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cassowary

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Noun
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cas=so=war=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

cassowaryn. [Malay kasuāri.].
     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, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cassowary, n. (pl. -ies) any large flightless Australasian bird of the genus Casuarius, with heavy body, stout legs, a wattled neck, and a bony crest on its forehead.

Etymology
Malay kasuari, kasavari

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