Definition of Casuariiformes

1. Noun. A ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus.

Exact synonyms: Order Casuariiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Casuaridae, Family Casuaridae, Dromaius, Genus Dromaius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Casuariiformes

Castle's intrinsic factor
Castlegregory
Castleman's disease
Castor
Castor canadensis
Castor fiber
Castoridae
Castoroides
Castries
Castro
Castroism
Castrophile
Castrophiles
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Casuaridae
Casuariiformes
Casuarina equisetfolia
Casuarinaceae
Casuarinales
Casuarius
Catabaptist
Catabaptists
Catacala
Cataflam
Cataian
Cataians
Catalan
Catalan Countries
Catalan number

Literary usage of Casuariiformes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"... feathered head and neck; feathers without after- shaft; feet with three toes. Example: Rhea, American Ostrich (Fig. 481). Order, & casuariiformes. ..."

2. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"... and Cassowaries (casuariiformes). These large birds are characterized by: rudimentary wings; long, limp, bifurcated contour feathers; no plumes; ..."

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