cassowary
/ˈkæsəweərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a very large flightless bird related to the emu, with a bare head and neck, a tall horny crest, and one or two coloured wattles. It is native mainly to the forests of New Guinea.鹤鸵, 食火鸡。
1.1
- Family Casuariidae and genus Casuarius: three species, in particular the double-wattled (or Australian) cassowary (C. casuarius).鹤鸵科及鹤鸵属：3种, 尤指双冠鹤驼或澳大利亚鹤鸵（拉丁名C. casuarius）。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Malay kesuari.