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curassow
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CURASSOW
Cu *ras "sow (k-rs "s ), n. Etym: [Native name in Brazil. ] (Zool.)
Defn: A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc. , of the family Cracidæ.
Note: The crested curassow (Crax alector ) is black, and about the size of a small hen-turkey, with an erectile crest of curled feathers. It ranges from Mexico to Brazil. The galeated curassow or cushew bird (Ourax Pauxi ) is similar in size, and has a large, hollow, blue, pear-shaped protuberance on the head.
New American Oxford Dictionary
curassow
cu ras sow |ˈk (y )o͝orəˌsou, -ˌsō ˈkjʊrəsaʊ | ▶noun a large, crested, pheasantlike bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in color. [Genus Crax (and Nothocrax ), family Cracidae: several species. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: anglicized form of Curaçao .
Oxford Dictionary
curassow
curassow |ˈkjʊərəsəʊ | ▶noun a large crested pheasant-like bird of the guan family, found in tropical American forests. The male is typically black in colour. ●Genus Crax (and Nothocrax ), family Cracidae: several species. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: anglicized form of Curaçao .
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