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Casuaridae

Casuaridae

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A family of large birds that cannot fly, like cassowaries and emus
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Casuaridae
  • The Casuaridae family includes both cassowaries and emus.

Examples

  • The Casuaridae are large, flightless birds native to Australasia.

  • The Casuaridae are known for their large size and powerful legs.

  • Both cassowaries and emus are members of the Casuaridae family.

  • Researchers have studied the evolutionary history of the Casuaridae to better understand bird diversification.

  • Did you know that Casuaridae are flightless birds?

  • Both cassowaries and emus belong to the Casuaridae family of flightless birds.

  • Birdwatchers often seek out the Casuaridae for their unique characteristics and habitats.

Synonyms

family Casuaridae
vsCasuaridae
  • Specialized
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A group of large birds that cannot fly, like cassowaries, found in Australia and New Guinea

emphasizes native Australasian range and includes emus as well

Compounds

family Casuaridae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large birds that cannot fly, like cassowaries, found in Australia and New Guinea

Surface Forms

Casuaridae singular
Casuaridaes plural

Morphology

Casuaridae = Casuarius (opaque) = Casuari + idae

Formed from a Latinized genus stem plus the technical zoological family suffix '-idae', which is specialized and not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Casuaridae comes from the Malay word kasuari, which gave English the name cassowary. Scientists turned that into the Latin name Casuarius and added the ending -idae, meaning 'family', so Casuaridae is the scientific name for the group of large, flightless birds like cassowaries and emus.