"cassowary" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæs.ə.ˌwɛɹ.i/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassowary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cassowaries [plural]
Etymology: From Malay kasuari. Borrowed from two Papuan words: 'kasu' (meaning horned) and 'wari' (meaning head). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ms|kasuari}} Malay kasuari Head templates: {{en-noun}} cassowary (plural cassowaries)
  1. A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous. Categories (lifeform): Ratites Derived forms: Bennett's cassowary, Cassowary Coast, cassowary plum, cassowary tree, double-wattled cassowary, dwarf cassowary, northern cassowary, single-wattled cassowary, southern cassowary, two-wattled cassowary Translations (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius): kasuaris (Afrikaans), aipiyoi (Ama), casuariu (Asturian), kazoar [masculine] (Breton), casuari [masculine] (Catalan), ᏄᎩᏂ ᎬᎾ (nugini gvna) (Cherokee), 鶴鴕 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤鸵 (hètuó) (Chinese Mandarin), 食火雞 (Chinese Mandarin), 食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī) (Chinese Mandarin), kasuár [masculine] (Czech), kasuaris [masculine] (Dutch), kazuaro (Esperanto), kasuaari (Finnish), casoar [masculine] (French), Kasuar [masculine] (German), κασουάριο (kasouário) [neuter] (Greek), kazuár (Hungarian), kasuari (Indonesian), casabhara [masculine] (Irish), casuario [masculine] (Italian), 火食い鳥 (hikuidori) (alt: ひくいどり) (Japanese), 화식조 (hwasikjo) (Korean), کاسواري [Jawi] (Malay), سواري [Jawi] (Malay), kasuari [Rumi] (Malay), suari [Rumi] (Malay), tsídiitsoh bikʼos naashchʼąąʼí (Navajo), kazuar [masculine] (Polish), casuar [masculine] (Portuguese), cazuar [masculine] (Romanian), казуа́р (kazuár) [masculine] (Russian), kazuar [masculine] (Slovene), casuario [masculine] (Spanish), kasowari (Swahili), kasuar [common-gender] (Swedish), kaswaryo (Tagalog), muruk (Tok Pisin), murup (Tolai), casowari [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "suari"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "word": "tsídiitsoh bikʼos naashchʼąąʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kazuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cazuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kazuár",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "казуа́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kazuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casuario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "word": "kasowari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kasuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "word": "kaswaryo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "word": "muruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ksd",
      "lang": "Tolai",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "word": "murup"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casowari"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cassowary"
}

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