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cassowary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.i/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 S AH0 W EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kasuari.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kasuaris — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Ama: aipiyoi — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Asturian: casuariu — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Breton: kazoar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Catalan: casuari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Cherokee: ᏄᎩᏂ ᎬᎾ (nugini gvna) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鶴鴕 /鹤鸵 (hètuó) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食火雞 /食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Czech: kasuár — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Dutch: kasuaris — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Esperanto: kazuaro — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Finnish: kasuaari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • French: casoar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • German: Kasuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Greek: κασουάριο (kasouário) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Huli: yari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Hungarian: kazuár — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Indonesian: kasuari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Irish: casabhara — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Italian: casuario — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Japanese: 火食い鳥 (hikuidori) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Japanese: カソワリ (kasowari) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Korean: 화식조 (hwasikjo) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Malay: کاسواري — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Malay: سواري — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Papuan Malay: kasweri — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Malay: kasuari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Malay: suari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Navajo: tsídiitsoh bikʼos naashchʼąąʼí — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Polish: kazuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Portuguese: casuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Romanian: cazuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Russian: казуа́р (kazuár) — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Skou: tángrùe — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Wutung: tingsi — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Slovene: kazuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Spanish: casuario — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Swahili: kasowari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Swedish: kasuar — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Tagalog: kaswaryo — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Tok Pisin: muruk — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Tolai: murup — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Umbuygamu: anggam — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius
  • Welsh: casowari — a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius