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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Casuarius at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Casuarius at Paleology Database
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN