ORDER CASUARIIFORMES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase order casuariiformes. (close relations)
Definition of ORDER CASUARIIFORMES
Best Alternative Words for ORDER CASUARIIFORMES
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cassowary | nounn | |||||||
noun • large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest | ||||||||
emu | nounn | |||||||
noun • large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller • any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism | ||||||||
kiwi | nounn | |||||||
noun • a native or inhabitant of New Zealand • climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat • fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh • nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes | ||||||||
ratite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds | ||||||||
flightless bird | nounn | |||||||
noun • flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds | ||||||||
casuariiformes | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus |