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Hindi meaning of cassowary

cassowary

/ शुतुरमुर्ग की तरह का एक बड़ा पक्षी;

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English Dictionary:

1. Cassowary

[n.]

- A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.