CASUARIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Casuarius mean? 

• CASUARIUS (noun)
  The noun CASUARIUS has 1 sense:

1. type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries

  Familiarity information: CASUARIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASUARIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Casuarius; genus Casuarius

Hypernyms ("Casuarius" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Casuarius"):

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

Holonyms ("Casuarius" is a member of...):

Casuaridae; family Casuaridae (a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries)