cassowary

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cassowary

/ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.i/ US

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Borrowed from Malay kasuari.

noun cassowaries · kasuari

Any of the large, flightless, cursorial birds of the genus Casuarius, family Casuariidae, native to Australia and New Guinea, having a characteristic bony casque on the head.

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noun a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius

Español	casuario
한국어	화식조 hwasikjo
日本語	火食い鳥 hikuidori, カソワリ kasowari
中文	鶴鴕 /鹤鸵 hètuó, 食火雞 /食火鸡 shíhuǒjī
Kiswahili	kasowari
Português	casuar
Français	casoar
Deutsch	Kasuar
Italiano	casuario
Ελληνικά	κασουάριο kasouário
Română	cazuar
Русский	казуа́р kazuár

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"cassowary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cassowary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{cassowary_2026,
  title = {cassowary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cassowary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}