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CASUARIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries

Synonyms:

Casuaridae; family Casuaridae

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Casuaridae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "Casuaridae"):

Casuarius; genus Casuarius (type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries)

Holonyms ("Casuaridae" is a member of...):

Casuariiformes; order Casuariiformes (a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)

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