cassowary

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US/ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.i/

noun

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.

OriginMalay kasuari →
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Meanings

nouncassowary (plural cassowaries)

plural cassowaries · alternative obsolete transliteration kasuari

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Malaykasuari
  2. Malaykasuari
  3. Englishcassowary

Borrowed from Malay kasuari.

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Translations

Afrikaans kasuaris
  • kasuarisa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Catalan casuari
  • casuaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Chinese Mandarin 鶴鴕 /鹤鸵, 食火雞 /食火鸡
  • 鶴鴕 /鹤鸵 (hètuó)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • 食火雞 /食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Czech kasuár
  • kasuára large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Dutch kasuaris
  • kasuarisa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Esperanto kazuaro
  • kazuaroa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Finnish kasuaari
  • kasuaaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
French casoar
  • casoara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
German Kasuar
  • Kasuara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Greek κασουάριο
  • κασουάριο (kasouário)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Hungarian kazuár
  • kazuára large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Indonesian kasuari
  • kasuaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Irish casabhara
  • casabharaa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Italian casuario
  • casuarioa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Japanese 火食い鳥, カソワリ
  • 火食い鳥 (hikuidori)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • カソワリ (kasowari)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Korean 화식조
  • 화식조 (hwasikjo)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Malay کاسواري, سواري
  • کاسواريa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • سواريa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • kasuaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • suaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Polish kazuar
  • kazuara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Portuguese casuar
  • casuara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Romanian cazuar
  • cazuara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Russian казуа́р
  • казуа́р (kazuár)a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Spanish casuario
  • casuarioa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Swahili kasowari
  • kasowaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Swedish kasuar
  • kasuara large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Tagalog kaswaryo
  • kaswaryoa large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Turkish tepeli deve kuşu
  • tepeli deve kuşua large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Welsh casowari
  • casowaria large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
Cite this entry
APA

cassowary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassowary

MLA

“cassowary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassowary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cassowary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassowary.

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