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Cassowary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Cassowary has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ratite

Origin

The word cassowary comes from the Malay language, where kasuari originally referred to the large flightless bird found in Southeast Asia.

Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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