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cassican
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cassican, n. [NL. cassicus helmeted, fr. L. cassis a belmet.].
An American bird of the genus Cassicus , allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird. [1913 Webster]
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