cassowary

English

cassowary

cassowary's head showing crest

Etymology

From Malay kasuari.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæs.ə.ˌwɛɹ.i/

Noun

cassowary (plural cassowaries)

A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, native to Australia and New Guinea, with a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

Derived terms

southern cassowary

Translations

a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius

Ama: aipiyoi
Catalan: casuari m
Cherokee: ᏄᎩᏂ ᎬᎾ (Nugini gvna)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鶴鴕, 鹤鸵 (hètuó), 食火雞 (zh), 食火鸡 (zh) (shíhuǒjī)
Czech: kasuár m
Dutch: kasuaris (nl) m
Finnish: kasuaari (fi)
French: casoar (fr) m
German: Kasuar (de) m
Hungarian: kazuár (hu)
Indonesian: kasuari (id)
Italian: casuario m
Japanese: 火食い鳥 (ひくいどり, hikuidori)
Korean: 화식조 (hwasikjo)
Malay:
Jawi: کاسواري‎‎, سواري‎‎

Rumi: kasuari, suari

Navajo: tsídiitsoh bikʼos naashchʼąąʼí
Polish: kazuar (pl) m
Portuguese: casuar m
Romanian: cazuar (ro) m
Russian: казуа́р (ru) m (kazuár)
Slovene: kazuar (sl) m
Spanish: casuario (es) m
Swahili: kasowari
Swedish: kasuar (sv) c
Tagalog: kaswaryo
Tok Pisin: muruk
Tolai: murup
Welsh: casowari m

See also

cassowary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Casuarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Casuarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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