Casuarius
Translingual
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Etymology
From a New Latin form of Malay kasuari (“cassowary”).
Proper noun
Casuarius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Casuariidae – the cassowaries, native to New Guinea nearby islands, and northeastern Australia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae - infraclass; Casuariiformes - order; Casuariidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Casuarius bennetti, Casuarius casuarius, Casuarius unappendiculatus - species
References
Casuarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Casuarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Casuarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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- Casuariidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
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Casuarius at Paleobiology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN