English Explanatory Dictionary

curassow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.

Pronunciation

/kjʊərəˌsəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curassow.wav

Word forms

curassow curassows

Etymology

Related to Curaçao.

Derived words

Alagoas curassow bare-faced curassow black curassow blue-knobbed curassow crestless curassow great curassow nocturnal curassow northern helmeted curassow razor-billed curassow red-knobbed curassow Salvin's curassow southern helmeted curassow wattled curassow yellow-knobbed curassow
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