cassowary

/kas-uh-wer-ee/US // ˈkæs əˌwɛr i //UK // (ˈkæsəˌwɛərɪ) //

黄鼠狼,金丝雀,鹦鹉,金丝猴

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural cas·so·war·ies.
- : any of several large flightless, ratite birds of the genus Casuarius, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, characterized by a bony casque on the front of the head.

It is true that the Tasmanians may have shot the bird to pieces and mended the skin with bits of cassowary hide here and there.
One of the police shot a large cassowary, and also a large wild pig and a wallaby, so there was plenty of food for all.
We also saw wallaby, and numerous tracks of cassowary and wild pig.
And I say, Muriel, I do hope there won't be any of those rotten cassowary seeds in it.
But with the cassowary, the emu, or the apteryx matters are very different.