Casuarius

Translingual

Casuarius casuarius

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 Encyclopedia 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

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