Casuarius
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Casuarius casuarius
Translingual
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 - Casuarius at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Casuarius at the Catalogue of Life
- Casuarius at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Casuarius at Paleobiology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
