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curassow

/kyoor-uh-soh, kyoo-ras-oh/US // ˈkyʊər əˌsoʊ, kyʊˈræs oʊ //UK // (ˈkjʊərəˌsəʊ) //

鬈毛狗,鬈毛猪,鬈毛动物,鬈毛犬

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several large, arboreal, gallinaceous birds of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America.

Examples

  • “Now I must introduce my curassow turkey,” she said, calling another very handsome bird, almost as large as an ordinary turkey.

  • “Crass,” (the name we gave to the curassow), soon became a great favourite, and made Quacko and Ara very jealous.

  • Large birds, like the curassow, and also monkeys, were shot for food.

  • Both the red curassow and the globose curassow are fairly common; the natives call them kambūl.

  • Another type of curassow is the latter-mentioned hocco, a name said to be a native word in Guiana.