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.
Family Casuariidae and genus Casuarius: three species
Origin:
early 17th century: from Malay kesuari
cassowary in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of cassowary in the US English dictionary
