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cassowary

US/ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.i/

cassowary 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.

cassowary: any of the large, flightless, cursorial birds of the genus Casuarius, family Casuariidae, native to...
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Noun

cassowary (plural cassowaries)

  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.

cassowary meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

cassowary in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும், நியூகினியிலுள்ள தீக்கோழி இனத்தின் வகை

cassowary in Tagalog

a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
kaswaryo

cassowary in Malay

a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
kasuari, suari

cassowary in Indonesian

a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
kasuari

Forms of cassowary

pluralcassowaries
alternative transliteration (obsolete)kasuari

Origin of cassowary

Borrowed from Malay kasuari.

Words formed from cassowary

Phrases with cassowary

Questions about cassowary

What does cassowary mean?
Cassowary means 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.
What is cassowary in Tamil?
Cassowary in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும், நியூகினியிலுள்ள தீக்கோழி இனத்தின் வகை. See Cassowary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cassowary?
Cassowary is a noun.
How do you pronounce cassowary?
Cassowary is pronounced /ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.i/ (US).
What is the plural of cassowary?
The plural of cassowary is cassowaries.

Words near cassowary in the dictionary

  1. cassotto
  2. cassottos
  3. cassoulet
  4. cassoulets
  5. cassowaries
  6. cassowary
  7. Cassowary Coast
  8. cassowary plum
  9. cassowary plums
  10. Casstevens
  11. Casstevenses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cassowary (page history and authors); cassowary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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